In Yekaterinburg, suspects in the attack on an agronomist of the…

In Yekaterinburg, suspects in the attack on an agronomist of the Russian Academy of Sciences, who later died in the hospital, were arrested. The Oktyabrsky Court of Yekaterinburg sent entrepreneurs Alexander Reveruk and Arkady Wagner to a pretrial detention center on charges of group hooliganism, according to 'Mediazona' from the courtroom.

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The incident occurred on July 13 on a research facility's experimental field in Yekaterinburg.
Nikita Zezin, director of the Ural Federal Agrarian Scientific Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences, and his deputy Alexander Shanyin were involved in a confrontation with two men.
The two men, Alexander Revyuk and Arkady Vagnere, were arrested and charged with group hooliganism under Article 213, Part 2 of the Russian Criminal Code.
Zezin was hospitalized after the incident and died nine days later from a heart disease, according to official sources.
The case gained public attention after a regional deputy, Vyacheslav Vegner, reported the incident and claimed the men attacked the scientists after they tried to return children to their parents.
Both Revyuk and Vagner have denied involvement and claimed they were trying to protect the children.
The court in Yekaterinburg ordered Revyuk's detention in custody until September 26, and Vagner's arrest followed shortly after.

Points of divergence

The children were on all-terrain vehicles (quads) and had damaged the crops; the scientists allegedly 'kidnapped' them and threatened them with a stick. — tg_bbcrussian
Revryuk claimed that Zezin and his colleague had run over the children's vehicle and that Zezin was already ill, stating 'the man died of natural causes.' — fontanka
Revryuk claimed he was trying to rescue the children from being blocked by the scientists' staff and that he called the police himself; his defense also filed counter-complaints against the scientists for allegedly kidnapping minors. — riamo
Revryuk has two children, one aged 8 and another 1 year old; he is also reported to have helped in the 'special military operation' (SVO). — mediazona
Revryuk is a former traffic police officer who was dismissed in 2011 after accidentally shooting his partner during a patrol. — kommersant
The deputy Vyacheslav Vegner claimed the attackers were 'crying out in rage' and that the children were watching the assault with amusement. — vedomosti

Coverage (18 sources)

Second defendant in the case of the beating of scientist Zezin appealed the arrest — Интерфакс
Defendant in the case of beating the director of the agricultural center of the Russian Academy of Sciences appealed the arrest — Вести
One of the defendants in the case of the beating of the director of the agricultural center of the RAN appealed the arrest — Интерфакс
In Yekaterinburg, suspects in the attack on the RAS agronomist, who later died in hospital, were arrested — BBC News Русская служба
In Yekaterinburg, the second suspect in the case of scientist Zezin was arrested — Вести
Case is under way: accused of beating RAS scientist sent to pretrial detention for 2 months — РИАМО
«Он умер по естественным причинам»: суд арестовал бывшего гаишника, обвиняемого в нападении на ученого — Фонтанка
Arrested defendant in case of beating of RAS scientist Nikita Zezin — Коммерсантъ
In Yekaterinburg, one of the attackers on scientist Zezin was arrested — Вести
In Yekaterinburg, one of the defendants in the case of beating scientist Zezin was arrested — Интерфакс
В Екатеринбурге арестован один из нападавших на ученого‑агронома, скончавшегося после этого в больнице — Медиазона
In the case of beating the director of the agricultural center of RAN, a second detainee appeared — Интерфакс
В Екатеринбурге помещен в изолятор подозреваемый в избиении ученого Зезина — Вести
В Екатеринбурге после избиения умер 67-летний ученый-агроном, по делу о хулиганстве задержан бывший сотрудник ГАИ — Медиазона
В Екатеринбурге задержали обвиняемого в избиении ученого РАН Никиты Зезина — Фонтанка
В Екатеринбурге задержан подозреваемый по делу об избиении ученого Зезина — Интерфакс
Arrested suspect in beating of scientist in Yekaterinburg — Ведомости
Case filed in Yekaterinburg over death of director of RAS agricultural center after beating — Интерфакс

In Yekaterinburg, suspects in the attack on an agronomist of the…

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