The court once again banned the Khachaturyan sisters from communicating with each other.

Court in Moscow refused The preventive measures imposed on the sisters Krestina, Angelina, and Maria Khachaturyan, who have been under investigation for the murder of their father, Mikhail, for eight years, have been mitigated. Other restrictions imposed on the girls have been gradually relaxed, but communication between them and other defendants in the investigation remains prohibited.

Evaluation of protection and delays in consideration

According to Maria's defense attorney, Yaroslav Pakulin, the case is being subject to "monstrous red tape." The complaint was reviewed five months after it was filed. The sisters' lawyers claim the prohibitions are excessively long, "reaching the level of cruelty."

Progress of the investigation and the case against the father

In January, the investigation against the Khachaturyan sisters was renewedThey were previously accused of murdering their father by prior conspiracy, but an investigation by the Investigative Committee revealed that, since 2014, Mikhail Khachaturyan had been abusing girls, beating them, and forcing them to perform sexual acts. In 2025, a court posthumously found him guilty of violent sexual assault, distributing pornography, and causing grievous bodily harm.