Russian Investigation Committee is considering whether to institute criminal proceedings in connection with the killing in Syria, the Russian Su-24 pilot Oleg Peshkov. About this newspaper “Kommersant” said a senior source in law enforcement.
The reason for this could be Article 12 of the Russian Criminal Code, which allows investigators to conduct a criminal prosecution of aliens who have committed crimes against “the interests of Russia” and Russian citizens Abroad. In this regard, the UK, through the General Prosecutor’s Office Prosecutor’s Office may send Turkey international commission to conduct investigation with the suspect in the murder of the pilot Alparslanom Celik.
If his involvement in the death of Peshkov confirmed, the UK will try to achieve his criminal prosecution in Turkey . As the newspaper writes, if it does not perform all these actions, the “Celik, obviously, will be engaged in the Russian special services».
Sources “Kommersant” in the UK, and the Chief Military Prosecutor’s Office said that initially the circumstances of the fall of the Su-24 Syria and the death of the pilot studied interrogators whose functions carried out by members of the military police and the command of the Russian military base in Syria Hmeymim. However, they managed to establish only that the Su-24 was shot down a missile “air – air”, released in Turkish F-16 fighter. Peshkov managed to eject, but he was shot during the landing.
However, even after Celik made a statement saying that he and his subordinates shot the pilot, investigators have taken out so-called exemption decree. According to the newspaper sources, there are grounds for a criminal case, for example, st.317 Criminal Code of Russia (attempt on the life of a law enforcement officer or soldier), but the organizer of the crime and find the artist in a combat zone is considered to be impossible. At the initiation of a criminal case it was denied “due to the failure to identify and search for the person to be brought in as an accused or a suspect».
According to “Kommersant”, the inquiry materials studied supervision, which is based Hmeymim presented six man military prosecutor’s office of the Southern military District. They also decided that there are no grounds for prosecution of unknown assassins, so prosecutors did not direct the collected material for prosecution in military investigating authorities of the Russian IC.
Turkish court on April 3 Çelik arrested on charges of illegal possession and storage weapons. It was noted that the arrest is not related to the murder of the pilot. During the court session Celik denied the accusations. In the affidavit he admitted that he ordered to take a Russian prisoner, but did not shoot him. However Celik recognizes that the responsibility for the death of Peshkov lies on it.
The Su-24 was shot down by the Turkish Air Force November 24, 2015. Ankara has explained his actions by saying that the Russian aircraft violated the country’s airspace. However, Moscow has repeatedly denied it. After the crash of the Su-24, Russia imposed sanctions against Turkey. Russia has also repeatedly called on Turkey to apprehend and bring to Celik responsibility.
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