The Kuibyshevsky District Court is going to extend the arrest of Tigran Khachikyan, who in February of this year shot at an riot police officer near Gostiny Dvor in St. Petersburg.
In addition to attempted murder, he is now charged with an article on attempted terrorist attack.
“The defendant had weapons, bottles of flammable liquid. He also made more than 520 sheets of paper with various inscriptions, including calls for an encroachment on the life of a statesman, ”the United Press Service of the Courts of St. Petersburg said in a statement.
According to investigators, on February 24, near the Gostiny Dvor metro station, Khachikyan fired two shots at an OMON officer from a hunting smoothbore gun. The condition of the injured security official immediately after the injury was assessed as serious.
The Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation reported that during the inspection of the scene, two guns, a traumatic pistol and ammunition were seized. Khachikyan partially admitted his guilt in attempted murder. As follows from the materials presented to the court when choosing a measure of restraint, he shares the views of the Artpodgotovka extremist and terrorist movement banned in the Russian Federation.
Source: Rosbalt
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