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"Nevsky Express" train targeted by terroristsOn August 13, 2007 an intercity passenger train heading to St. Petersburg from Moscow derailed shortly before reaching Malaya Vishera after a bomb explosion. There were 30 injuries and no deaths, and railway traffic was blocked in both directions for a few days. Two men from the Ingushetia region of North Caucasus, Salambek Dzakhkiyev and Maksharip Khidriyev, have been charged in relation to this incident. They have been acquitted in January 2010 on the terrorism charge, but sentenced to prison terms on related charges. The court decided they delivered the explosives to the person who actually planted them and who was the leader of the terrorist cell, Pavel Kosolapov (who was still at large at time of the trial), but were not aware how it was going to get used. Dzakhkiyev and his defense lawyer, Magomed Razakov, were convicted of trying to bribe the investigator as well. Dzakhkiyev overall was sentenced to 10 years of imprisonment, Khidriyev received 4 years, Razakov - 2 years 2 months.The acquittal was held up by the Supreme Court in March 2010. See also at Agentura.Ru: Agentura.Ru March 16, 2011 |
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