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The court closed the consideration of the case of the terrorist attack in Crocus - the participants in the process complained about provocations
The 2nd Western District Military Court will conduct a consideration of the case of the terrorist attack in Crocus City Hall, the Novaya Zaphorsud correspondent reports.
The trial is conducted by a collegium of three military judges under the chairmanship of Timur Zhidkov. At the beginning of the meeting, he said that they received information about the upcoming provocation against the participants in the process. The prosecutor suggested holding hearing in closed mode and agreed that there is a real threat that makes the consideration of the case in open mode impossible.
The representative of the victims Lyudmila Ayvar asked the court to conduct a process in closed mode only in terms of evidence of evidence, and otherwise it is to adhere to the principle of publicity, since the case is distinguished by a great public resonance.
Nevertheless, the judges satisfied the request of the prosecutor's office to hold a hearing without the participation of the press.
Recall that 19 people are involved in the defendants in the case - both direct performers of the attack and their accomplices. According to investigators, the accused helped with financing, transportation of weapons and training of performers.
At the preliminary hearings, the court rejected the defense of the defense of the return of the case for the investigation and on the consideration of the case with the participation of the jury.
The interests of 115 victims represent several lawyer colleges, the defense states that he will achieve the most severe, but fair sentence.
The terrorist attack in Crocus occurred on March 22, 2024. In addition to 149 dead, one person is still listed as missing. The damage from the attack is estimated at about 6 billion rubles.