In Krasnodar, three members of an organized crime group were sentenced to 12–13 years for contract killings in 2001–2002
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- In Krasnodar, a court sentenced three members of an organized crime group to terms of 12 to 13 years in prison for the contract killings of two entrepreneurs in Sochi in 2001–2002.
- 75 million rubles in compensation for moral damage and material damage were recovered from the convicted.
- The crimes were committed to seize shopping pavilions in the Adler region.
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A court in Krasnodar sentenced members of an organized crime group who committed contract killings in Sochi in the early 2000s to seize commercial real estate.
In Krasnodar, a court sentenced three members of an organized crime group (OCG) for contract killings at the beginning of the century. Lenta.ru was told about this by the joint press service of the regional courts.
The men were sentenced to 12 to 13 years. They were charged 75 million rubles as compensation for moral damage and material damage.
According to investigators, in September 2001, one of the convicts decided to eliminate two entrepreneurs and take over their trading pavilions on the coastal territory of the Adler district of Sochi. He recruited two acquaintances as performers, promising 10 thousand US dollars for each crime. Weapons and action plans were prepared in advance, everyone was assigned a role.
In September 2001, one of the perpetrators opened fire on the first businessman as he walked from a cafe to the slot machine hall. A few months later, in March 2002, the second executor dealt with the next entrepreneur, waiting for him to get into the car after a festive event. After the massacres, the work of five shopping pavilions came under the control of the convicts.
Open Questions
- Which shopping pavilions were captured?
- Who were the victim entrepreneurs and what did they do?
- Are there other episodes of criminal activity of this organized crime group?
