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BackIn Kamchatka, four foreigners were sentenced to terms ranging from 5.5 to 6.5 years for kidnapping a taxi driver
In Kamchatka, four foreigners were sentenced to terms ranging from 5.5 to 6.5 years for kidnapping a taxi driver
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In Kamchatka, four foreigners were sentenced to terms ranging from 5.5 to 6.5 years for kidnapping a taxi driver

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  • In Kamchatka, a court sentenced four foreigners to terms ranging from 5.5 to 6.5 years in a maximum security colony for kidnapping a taxi driver after a conflict over the cancellation of an order and insulting the mother of one of them.
  • The kidnapped man was beaten with a wrench and a bat, but escaped through a window.

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The conflict began after the cancellation of a taxi order and a verbal altercation, during which the driver insulted the mother of one of the defendants.

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In Kamchatka, a court sentenced four foreigners to terms ranging from 5.5 to 6.5 years in a maximum security colony for kidnapping. Lenta.ru was informed about this by the regional department of the Investigative Committee of Russia.

The investigation and the court established that in August 2025, the defendants quarreled with a taxi driver after canceling an order. During a verbal altercation, the latter insulted the mother of one of his opponents and left. The men decided to find him.

Near one of the cafes they found the offender’s car, forcibly pulled him out of the cabin and pushed him into another car. The taxi driver was taken first to the territory of the service station, then to the basement and apartment. There they, armed with a wrench and a bat, beat the man and held him until the morning, until he escaped through the window.

Two defendants admitted guilt.

Open Questions

  • What citizenship do convicted foreigners have?
  • Have they been previously convicted?
  • What measures will be taken for deportation after serving the sentence?

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This article was originally published by Лента.ру.

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