On Wednesday, the Moscow City Court sentenced the ringleader of a new “Combat Organization of Russian Nationalists” (“BORN”) Nikita Tikhonov , reports official website RF IC. Previously, he had already been convicted for life for a double murder of the journalist of “Novaya Gazeta” and a lawyer.
Now Tikhonov added 18 years in prison as punishment for six murders and two attempted murders. In view of the previous sentence the convict will serve his term, according to ITAR-TASS.
Nikita Tikhonov, pleaded guilty to a new case of a series of murders on the basis of ideological and racial hatred and confessed to other members of his gang. Moscow Regional Court on the testimony of Tikhonov is prepared to consider the case against the four perpetrators (Mikhail Volkov, Maxim Baklagina, Vyacheslav Isayev, Yuri Tikhomirov). And the closest henchman Tikhonov Ilya Goryachev acquainted with the case.
One of the alleged killers of Alexei Korshunov not live up to the court. He accidentally blown up by his own grenade while jogging, when hiding from the investigation in Ukraine. And Alexander Parinov still listed in search.
In the group “BORN” was concubine Tikhonov and Yevgenia Khasis, convicted with him for a double murder. However, it takes on a new case as a witness. According to some reports, Tikhonov agreed to cooperate with the investigation, provided that it will not be judged.
The Court took into account the recognition of guilt Tikhonov and active cooperation with the investigation will reveal the channels of the arms trade. His testimony also helped to bring to justice the investigation of previously unknown members of a nationalist group.
The verdict has not changed the conditions of Tikhonov and his sentence as life imprisonment in accordance with Russian law can not be extended.
The defendant took the verdict without emotion. As in the course of the meeting, and when the verdict was announced, he did not make any statements.
Defender Alexei Tikhonov Pershin announced its intention to appeal the court decision, considering it too strict.
Nikita Tikhonov also suspected in the murder of the Moscow City Court judge Eduard Chuvashova. It is assumed that the criminal case will be discussed later in another court.
Murders committed by members of “BORN”
The Court found that in mid-2008, “Ilya Goryachev, Nikita Tikhonov and others, has a radical nationalist views created extremist community and stable armed group “BORN.” Their goal was to murders motivated by ideological and ethnic hatred, attacks on law enforcement officers in revenge for their work, reported in the RF IC.
From 2008 to March 2011, members of the group “BORN” made about a dozen kills resonance in Moscow.
In addition to the lawyer Stanislav Markelov and journalist Anastasia Baburova victims were world champion in Thai boxing Muslim Abdullayev, , member of the group “Black Hawk Down” Rasul Khalilov , the taxi driver Soso Khachikian , as well as anti-fascists Fyodor Filatov , Ilya Japaridze (citizen of Tajikistan) and Ivan Hutorskoy (Bonecrusher). In addition, the defendants are accused of attempted murder of Ramadan Nurichueva and district police officer ATS “Golyanovo” Gagik Benyaminyana .
On the neo-Nazi underground in a loud voice spoke after December 6, 2008 Korshunov and Parinov attacked migrant Salohitdina Azizov . Korshunov guest worker killed with a machete, and then cut off his head.
This head killer carried Tikhonov, who kept it for two days at the balcony. Then the accused brought the head to the park, took a picture of it and tossed on the porch Mozhaiskaya council. To it he attached a note conveyed greetings from the nationalists. There’s also contained threats that the next time the attackers will behead officials.
A picture of the severed head to intimidate was also sent by e-mail to human rights organizations.
perpetrators of the murder became different actors “BORN”. A group leader Nikita Tikhonov played this role in two cases: when killed Markelov and Baburova and when in October 2008 killed Filatov. Trial against Filatov was the first crime, the responsibility for which has taken the “BORN”.
In other criminal episodes Tikhonov or helping to track down the victims, or to obtain weapons or acted as coordinator.
After Tikhonov arrest in April 2010, was killed by the Moscow City Court judge Eduard Chuvashov , to pass sentence members of neo-Nazi gangs.
Members “BORN” actively used as firearms and edged weapons as well as grenades. Arsenal kept Tikhonov and Korshunova, who was ex-SAS commandos and a veteran of the Chechen campaign. Also nationalists used the disguise: wigs, cosmetics, women’s clothing. Were they and fake passports.
“In order to maintain internal discipline, increase endurance, and generally to provide military training leaders and gang members are actively engaged in physical training, studied the tactics of search and reconnaissance operations in urban and woodland techniques conspiracy rules the use of weapons and firearms, the method of manufacture and use of explosives, “- said in a press release the RF IC. Crimes carefully prepared, bandits previously conducted reconnaissance, charts indicating the locations of the selected objects, thought over the possibility of a smooth entry and exit of the entrances to homes of the victims.
Repentant Tikhonov “nods” to the Kremlin
In the latest trial lawyer Tikhonov claimed that he revised his views. “We have before us is not the man who in 2010 was sentenced to life imprisonment, and a man who spent enough time in prison, realized his mistake, realize the viciousness of their views”, – concluded the lawyer.
However, no emotion himself Tikhonov did not show, but his testimony was reading from notes.
If twice convicted gang leader put up with accusations that his accomplice, Ilya Goryachev maintains his innocence. In this hot and his lawyers are trying to refute the testimony Tikhonov, writes “Contemporary” .
“Tikhonov claims that allegedly brought Ilya notes” kill someone “from the Kremlin. As if Surkov himself showed a new target. All this is nonsense. Lets call Surkov to the meeting, let’ll call other witnesses! Court did not invite”, – complains lawyer Nicholas Gorjacheva snakes.
Earlier, both the accused bound student friendship. Neo-Nazi Nikita Tikhonov named Goblin was born in a family of an employee of the Foreign Intelligence Alexander Tikhonov and graduated from the history department of Moscow State University, received a degree in history and history teacher. Some time Tikhonov lived on the journalistic field. In 2002 – 2003 years he worked as a consultant on domestic issues in the Agency of professional management and consulting, where he wrote analytical reports and briefing materials.
Then the case of the young and educated nationalist and went to the mountain at all. As recognized by the Nikita Tikhonov made already in court, he even “worked in the State Duma.” The press wrote that the next person involved in a criminal case got loud in the information-analytical department of the election headquarters of one of the candidates for the State Duma, which has developed brochures, leaflets and writing press releases. According to some reports, Tikhonov worked under the supervision of the chairman of the supreme council of the party “United Russia” Boris Gryzlov. However, in his entourage denied this information.
And in 2004, Tikhonov two months he worked in the department to work with citizens and the media in the management of the Minister of Railways.
It is noteworthy that the diploma Tikhonov defended on “Chechen separatism 1990 – 1991 years,” and his supervisor was professor of the Moscow State University Alexander Vdovin, who called himself “Russian professor.” Notoriety he gained by participating in the writing of a textbook, the text of which it has pleased the nationalists. On the other hand, the benefit caused sharp criticism historians, as well as concern among representatives of Hebrew and Chechen peoples.
Accomplice Tikhonov Ilya Goryachev also studied with him at the history department of the elite Moscow university. In February 2009, these graduates of Moscow State University have created the so-called information and the Human Rights Center “Russian Verdict” with specific objectives in the field of advocacy and public relations: “to help the ultra-right, sitting in jail or under investigation.”
During the initial investigation and trial Nikita Tikhonov and his common-law wife categorically denied guilt in the killings. The defendant confessed only in the arms trade, explaining that “poverty and arbitrary power” .
After the verdict, and entering the colony “snowy owl” in Kharp Yamal-Nenets Autonomous District Tikhonov not only confessed to the crimes, but also gave his minions.
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