Former Moscow deputy Mosiychuk will be tried in absentia for an…
Former Moscow deputy Mosiychuk will be tried in absentia for an attack on the Russian Embassy in Kyiv. The Moscow City Court registered the case of former Ukrainian Verkhovna Rada deputy Igor Mosiychuk, who is being accused in absentia of attacking the Russian Embassy in Kyiv in 2016.
Consensus
- The Moscow City Court has registered a criminal case against Igor Mosiychuk for an alleged attack on the Russian embassy in Kyiv in 2016.
- The case will be considered in absentia.
- Mosiychuk is wanted internationally and was arrested in absentia in 2020.
- Mosiychuk has been included in the list of terrorists and extremists by Rosfinmonitoring.
Points of divergence
- The attack involved throwing stones and flasks with hard-to-remove liquids, damaging surveillance cameras, and breaking windows. — vm
- Mosiychuk was arrested in absentia in 2020 under a charge related to an attack on a person with international protection, which carries a penalty of up to 20 years in prison. — vesti
Coverage (2 sources)
- Former Mosiychuk deputy to be tried in absentia for attack on Russian embassy in Kyiv — Вечерняя Москва
- Court in Moscow to hear case regarding attack on Russian embassy in Kyiv — Вести