Festival Cancelled After Participant Murdered
According to the investigation, a conflict occurred in a tent camp on the festival grounds: three men (the Investigative Committee lists only their surnames: Abramov, Mazanik, and Eremin) beat a 53-year-old participant of the event, inflicting numerous injuries on him.
Consensus
- The Solar Systo Togathering festival was canceled.
- The cancellation was due to the murder of a festival participant.
- The murder occurred on September 4 in the Vyborg District of Leningrad Oblasti.
- The victim was beaten by three men in a tent camp at the festival site.
- The victim's body was found on the roadside in Primorsky Settlement.
- Three suspects—Abraham, Mazanik, and Yeremin—were arrested and held in custody.
- The suspects were charged under Article 111, Part 4 of the Russian Criminal Code for intentional infliction of serious harm resulting in death.
- The Vyborg City Court ordered the suspects to be held in custody for two months.
- The victim's wife, Dina, reported that she and her husband were attacked by three men who arrived at their tent late at night.
- The attackers allegedly beat the victim and the wife, called an ambulance, and then dumped the victim on the roadside.
- The victim was declared dead upon arrival of medical personnel.
- The organizers stated that holding the festival was no longer ethically or humanly possible after the incident.
Points of divergence
- The organizers did not comment for several days because they were waiting for official procedural data. — meduza
- The organizers did not disclose details of the incident in their statement. — meduza
- According to Baza and Shot, the attackers attempted to rob a store at the campsite and the victim tried to resist. — meduza
- The victim's name is uncertain: 'Anatoly' in organizers' and Fontanka's reports, 'Tahir' in Shot, Baza, and participant accounts. — meduza
- The victim's wife reported that the attackers called an ambulance and then transported the victim to a checkpoint before dumping him. — meduza
- Artem Abramov, one of the suspects, previously worked as a security administrator at the festival but was not hired this year due to health issues. — tg_paperpaper_ru
- Vladimir Mazanik was a staff member of the tent rental service. — tg_paperpaper_ru
- Dmitriy Yeremin was a volunteer. — tg_paperpaper_ru
- Participants claim this is not the first incident involving festival staff, though no evidence supports this. — tg_paperpaper_ru
- Anatoly was buried in Belarus, in the same cemetery as his parents, with funeral arrangements handled by his brother. — tg_paperpaper_ru
- Anatoly's daughter, Margarita, confirmed the burial location and details. — tg_paperpaper_ru
Coverage (2 sources)
- Festival Solar Systo Togathering Cancelled in Vyborg. Murder Occurred in Tent Camp Before the Event — Meduza
- Solar Systo Festival Cancelled Due to Participant Murder. Accused is Former Employee — Бумага