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| Strelkov's lawyer announced the completion of the investigation into his client's case |
| 2023-11-16 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. AKA as Igor Girkin [Regnum] The preliminary investigation into the case of former DPR Defense Minister Igor Strelkov (Girkin) has been completed, and his defense has already become familiar with the materials. The lawyer of the accused, Alexander Molokhov, told reporters about this. “The preliminary investigation into the case of my client Girkin has been completed, he and I have already familiarized ourselves with his materials. Now the case has been transferred to the prosecutor’s office for approval of the indictment,” the lawyer said in an interview with TASS . The lawyer noted that the prosecutor's office is given 10 days to decide whether to approve the case. Molokhov admitted that the procedure may take a shorter time. After the case is approved by the prosecutor's office, the investigation materials will go to the court, which will consider them. Igor Strelkov was detained on July 21, 2023. Since that time he has been under arrest in a pre-trial detention center. In September, the Meshchansky Court of Moscow extended Strelkov’s arrest until December 18. He is charged with public calls for extremist activities (under Part 2 of Article 280 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation). Under this article, the accused faces up to five years in prison. In 2014, Igor Strelkov led a militia detachment for several months during battles with the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Slavyansk (DPR). At the beginning of July 2014, Strelkov’s unit, on his orders, retreated from the city. From May 12 to August 14, 2014, he commanded the DPR Armed Forces. On May 16, 2014, Strelkov was appointed Minister of Defense of this republic. In August of the same year he was dismissed. After this, Strelkov left Donbass. |
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