Thursday, February 18, 2016

The jury in the case of “Primorsky Partisans” collected from 9 attempts – BBC Russian

After eight unsuccessful attempts in the Primorye regional court was able to form the jury for a new consideration of the criminal case “Primorsky Partisans”.

“College succeeded today (Thursday) form of 12 main and 8 spare jurors “- said a spokesman for the regional court Bulanova Nina

The first hearing of the case involving the jury is scheduled for March 2..

The eight previous attempts to form a board failed due to low turnout of candidates. In the first trial of the “Primorsky Partisans” jury also it managed to collect only the sixth attempt: it took about six months.

An armed group “Primorsky Partisans” it became widely known in 2009 after a series of high-profile killings of policemen and civilians, as well as looting and attacks on police stations. The members of the group in the video explained their actions in combating

the corrupt law enforcement officers and “protection racket” drug trafficking. In April 2014 the three defendants were sentenced to life imprisonment and three others received lengthy prison sentences.

However, on appeal the verdict in May last year, the Supreme court decided to commute the sentences of all participants of the group.

at the end of June 2015 the case “Primorsky partisans” is back for a new trial in the Primorye regional court.

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