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After the murder in Nizhny Novgorod, a case was opened against five police officers
The Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation opened a criminal case against five police officers from Nizhny Novgorod. They are suspected of negligence. As stated in the message of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation, the police did not respond to the messages of Oleg Belov's wife about beatings and death threats. As a result of their inaction, Belov killed his wife and six children.
The defendants in the case were the head of the police department of the Nizhny Novgorod district of Nizhny Novgorod, Alexander Volchak, his deputy Vyacheslav Nikitin, the head of the unit, Viktor Miller, and two district police officers, Dmitry Oblivin and Vladimir Filimonov. What measure of restraint was chosen for them is not specified.
The applicant's arguments remained without proper verification for several months, and the district police officers, with the consent of their superiors, issued decisions to refuse to initiate criminal proceedings.
- At the end of July, in Nizhny Novgorod, Oleg Belov killed his wife and six children. Their bodies were found in the apartment. In addition, Belov killed his mother. Belov has already been detained.
- Investigators opened a criminal case against Igor Kryuchkov, head of the Department of Education and Social and Legal Protection of Childhood of the Administration of the Nizhny Novgorod District of Nizhny Novgorod. According to investigators, officials ignored complaints about reports that children live in conditions that threaten their lives and health.