RIA Novosti: The Investigative Committee opened a case of murder of ex-deputy Voronenkov

The Investigative Committee opened a case of murder of former State Duma deputy Denis Voronenkov, who was shot dead in the center of Kyiv on March 23. this with reference to a source close to the investigation. reports RIA Novosti

“The Investigative Committee opened a case for the murder of Voronenkov. It is in the possession of RF Investigative Committee investigator Denis Zherenov,” the agency’s interlocutor said. As RIA Novosti clarifies, this investigator is also involved in the fraud case filed in Russia against Voronenkov.

Officially, the Investigative Committee did not confirm the initiation of the murder case against Voronenkov. The lawyer of the former deputy, Andrei Grivtsov, in a conversation with the agency, noted that he was not notified of the initiation of this case.

Former State Duma deputy from the Communist Party of the Russian Federation Denis Voronenkov is accused in Russia of fraud in the case of the theft of a building worth 127 million rubles. On Wednesday, the Moscow City Court confirmed the legality of his arrest in absentia; the investigator stated the need to obtain official information about his murder from the competent authorities of Ukraine.

Voronenkov was shot dead in the center of Kyiv on March 23. A former deputy's security guard wounded the alleged killer, Ukrainian citizen Pavel Parshov. Parshov subsequently died in hospital.