Sentence handed down for xenophobic attack on plane

May 31, 2012 Mineralovodsky city the court of the Stavropol Territory passed a sentence under paragraph "a, b" part 1 of Art. 213 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (hooliganism, committed with the use of objects used as weapons, motivated by national hatred), p. "a, b" part 2 of Art. 115 (infliction of minor bodily harm, committed on the basis of national hatred) of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation in relation to L. Ikonomov.

According to the materials of the investigation, Ikonomov at the airport in the cabin during the disembarkation of passengers used obscene language and was intoxicated. One of the passengers reprimanded him and demanded to stop using foul language. Then Ikonomov hit the passenger with a heavy object in the head, while shouting " You are Russian pigs, I will roll everyone into asphalt, bury them under a tree ." According to the conclusion of the forensic medical examination, the passenger received a closed craniocerebral injury, concussion, bruises and bruises.

Ikonomov pleaded not guilty to the crime.

The court sentenced him to a suspended sentence of 3 years and 6 months with probation for a period of 2 years with the imposition of additional duties: by obliging him during the period probationary period do not change permanent residence without notice a specialized state body that corrects convict.

In addition, the civil claim of the victim for the recovery of the moral damage caused by the crime in the amount of 60,000 rubles was also satisfied. rubles.

On July 11, 2012, the verdict was changed by the cassation ruling of the court collegium for criminal cases of the Stavropol Regional Court. From p. "b" part 2 of Art. 115 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, the qualifying sign "from hooligan motives”, the rest of the sentence was left unchanged.

Sources

• Official website of the Mineralnye Vody City Court (Stavropol Territory)