The lawyer assessed the possible qualifications of Dzhigan’s actions under the articles of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation
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Lawyer Valeria Smolina said that the actions of rapper Dzhigan can be classified under articles of causing harm to health, unlawful deprivation of liberty of two or more persons and illegal possession of weapons, as well as under articles of attempted murder and threat of murder, depending on the results of the examinations.
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Earlier, the Mash Telegram channel reported that in early July, Dzhigan shot at employees on the territory of his house in the Moscow region, holding them hostage for about ten hours. According to the publication, one person was wounded in the arm and leg. During the incident, the artist’s children were in the house. After the incident, Dzhigan was forcibly sent to one of the rehab centers in Israel.
The actions of rapper Dzhigan (Denis Ustimenko) can be classified under articles of causing harm to health, illegal imprisonment of two or more persons and illegal possession of weapons, lawyer Valery Smolin, a member of the Union of Lawyers-Bloggers at the Ajur and Moscow State Law Academy named after O.E. Kutafin, told RIA Novosti.
Earlier, the Mash Telegram channel reported that in early July, Dzhigan shot at employees on the territory of his house in the Moscow region, holding them hostage for about ten hours. According to the publication, one person was wounded in the arm and leg. As noted in the publication, the artist’s children were in the house during all this. Also, according to the channel, after the incident, Dzhigan was forcibly sent to one of the rehab centers in Israel. The press service of the Moscow Region Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation, in turn, told RIA Novosti that the police are conducting an investigation.
“Injuring a security guard can be qualified as causing harm to health with the use of weapons or objects used as weapons - Articles 111, 112 or 115 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, depending on the severity of the harm to health, which is established by a forensic medical examination on the basis of medical documentation, if the victim went to the hospital, or based on the results of a direct medical examination,” Smolina said.
At the same time, according to the lawyer, the artist’s actions can be classified under the article of attempted murder, however, hits in the limbs of the guard, rather, testify against the intent to take his life.
Smolina noted that detaining people for several hours can be classified under the article on the unlawful deprivation of liberty of two or more persons with the use of weapons (Part 2 of Article 127 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation). In addition, according to the lawyer, death threats can form an independent threat to murder (Article 119 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation).
At the same time, she emphasized that it is difficult to classify what happened as hooliganism: the events took place in a private home and were based on personal complaints against the staff.
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AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
A forensic psychiatric examination will be conducted to determine Dzhigan’s sanity at the time of the events
Very likely · Within weeks
A criminal case may be initiated against Dzhigan under articles of causing harm to health, illegal imprisonment and illegal possession of weapons.
Likely · Within months
Open Questions
- What conclusions will the forensic psychiatric examination make about Dzhigan’s sanity?
- Will a criminal case be filed against Dzhigan and under what charges?
- What preventive measures can be applied to the artist during the investigation?
