Court Upholds Arrest of Second Suspect in Scientist's Assault
Moscow, August 11. Vesti. The Sverdlovsk Regional Court has kept Arkady Wagner — the second defendant in the case of the assault on academician Nikita Zezin of the Russian Academy of Sciences — under arrest.
Consensus
- The Sverdlovsk Regional Court rejected Arkady Vagner's appeal against his pre-trial detention.
- Vagner remains in custody until September 28, 2025.
- Vagner is a defendant in the case concerning the assault on academician Nikita Zezin.
- The court found no grounds to satisfy the appeal.
- The case involves allegations of hooliganism under Article 213, Part 2 of the Russian Criminal Code.
- Alexander Revyuk is also a defendant in the case and had his pre-trial detention upheld earlier.
Points of divergence
- The court's decision was based on the review of case materials, and the court did not find grounds to satisfy the appeal. — interfax
- Vagner is accused of hooliganism involving the use of weapons or items used as weapons, or committed by a group with prior agreement. — vesti
- The incident occurred on July 13, when Zezin and his deputy were inspecting experimental fields and encountered children damaging crops on all-terrain vehicles. They contacted the children's parents, who arrived in four SUVs, from which two men emerged, one of whom used physical force against Zezin and Shanin. — interfax
- Zezin reported the incident to the police on the evening of July 13 and was referred for forensic medical examination; he died several days later from heart disease. — interfax
- The regional court rejected Revyuk's appeal on August 7, 2024. — interfax
- The investigation identified the suspects as local residents Alexander Revyuk and Arkady Vagner. — interfax
- Revryuk was arrested on July 30, 2024, and Vagner was placed in pre-trial detention on July 31, 2024. — interfax
- The court deemed the chosen measure of restraint lawful for the defendant accused of assaulting a senior academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences. — vesti
Coverage (2 sources)
- In Yekaterinburg, the second defendant in the case of beating scientist Zezin was left in pretrial detention — Интерфакс
- Court kept second defendant of scientist beating case on Urals under arrest — Вести
Key entities
- Nikita Zezina
- Arkady Wagner
- Sverdlovsk Regional Court
- Moscow
- INTERFAX.RU
- Russia
- Court
- Pre-trial detention center
- Yekaterinburg
- RAS
- Uralom
- Russian Academy of Sciences
- Sverdlovsk Regional Court
- Ural Regional Branch
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