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Trial of accussed persons who attempted on journalist from Uralsk Lukpan Akhmedyarov will be launched on April 29, 2013

29 april 2013
April 29, 2013

Today, on April 29, 2013 at 16.00 p.m in the building of Specialized Criminal Court of Uralsk trial of accussed persons, who attempted on journalist from Uralsk Lukpan Akhmedyarov will be launched.

Four men were taken into custody. Askhat Takhambetov, he was thirty years-old and was head for crime, according to version of the investigation; Almaz Batyrkhairov, he was twenty-three years-old, who owned to the shooting at journalist from traumatic pistol; Manarbek Akbulatov, who owned to the stabbing of journalist Lukpan Akhmedyarov and Mursalim Sultangereyev, he was thirty four years old, he was a driver of car on which they moved in night of crime committment. These persons have been members of organized criminal group.

They were detained and taken into custody at the beginning of November, 2012. First, they were charged with attempted homicide. Now, except for this article they are charged with formation and participation in organized criminal group.

We would remind you that on the night of April 20, 2012 a journalist of the independent newspaper "Uralskaya Nedelya" Lukpan Akhmedyarov was injured badly. Unknown men shot him with a traumatic (non-lethal) pistol and stabbed him eight times. The attack took place outside his home.attempt on journalist from Uralsk Lukpan Akhmedyarov' life was made to order and it was connected with his professional activity. USD10000 (1USD=151.23) were promised to perpetrators for attempt on Lukpan Akhmedyarov' life.
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