In Krasnodar, a murderer convicted of a brutal crime will not serve time in a penal colony—he will go to war.
The Krasnodar Regional Court, with the participation of jurors, heard the case against two local residents: Vladimir Tabaran и Evgeniya Pogoreltseva. They were found guilty of robbery and murder. Pogoreltsev was also accused of theft, and Tabaran of document forgery.
As reported by the United Press Service of the Courts Of the Krasnodar TerritoryOn November 18, 2018, the defendants asked their friend to take them to Primorsko-Akhtarsky district, to a recreation center. Upon reaching the location, the men attacked the driver. One of the defendants stabbed the victim at least seven times in the chest and abdomen, while the other strangled him with a noose. Tabaran and Pogoreltsev then seized the victim's car and personal belongings, and hid the body in the woods.
They were sentenced back in February 2021, but Tabaran and Pogoreltsev appealed, and the case was sent back for a retrial. Nevertheless, the jury again found the defendants guilty. Ultimately, the court sentenced Tabaran to 18 years in a maximum-security penal colony, and Pogoreltsev to 16 years.
Meanwhile, the court received a petition from the head of the military selection center regarding Pogoreltsev, as he had been found fit for military service under contract. The defendant confirmed his voluntary desire to serve in the "SVO." The defense and prosecution representatives did not object, according to the joint press service of the courts of Krasnodar Krai. The court did not clarify the victims' views on this matter.
An earlier decision was made to send the defendant, who killed his drinking buddy, to war accepted the Kursk court. The court made the same decision in St. Petersburg, they did not send 31-year-old Mikhail to prison, inflicted His drinking buddy suffered 31 blows with a blunt object. Two other St. Petersburg residents, who were detained while transporting 200 kg of cocaine, and also went to war with Ukraine.