Batyr Bekmuradov (henchman of Shakro Molodoy ) was convicted of kidnapping a businessman from the United States Boris Minakha. The jury found that the ex-major of the Airborne Forces organized the kidnapping of the businessman in 2016, finding him guilty and not deserving of clemency. Shakro Molodoy's henchman in court did not deny that he was devising such a plan, but then he claimed abandoned it (the plan). This was reported on December 24 by Kommersant.
According to Kommersant, besides Bekmuradov, businessman David Mirzoev appears in the affair (according to some sources, close to the founder by Wimm-Bill-Dann; David & nbsp; Yakobachvili ). Criminal proceedings were initiated against them under Art. 126 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation “Kidnapping” and according to art. 330 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation “Self-government”. The jury considered Shakro Molodoy's henchman to be the organizer of the crime, and Mirzoev & mdash; the instigator.
What is the background of the case?
In 2019, the FSB opened a case against Bekmuradov and Mirzoev, according to a source.
According to the investigation, on the night of June 9, 2016, unidentified people stopped Boris Minakha's car near his house in Gorky-2 near Moscow. on the Rublevskoe highway. Then they tied up the businessman and his driver, put bags on their heads and took them to the village, locked them in the garage.
The assailants forced the businessman to “ admit a debt of $ 21 million to the aforementioned David Yakobashvili after their sale to the elevator in the port of Yeisk on the sea of the sea. Azov. However, the men who attacked Minakhi were never identified. But investigators came to the conclusion that Bekmuradov was controlling the kidnapping remotely, while Mirzoev initiated the kidnapping.
& nbsp; Does he recognize himself is Bekmuradov guilty?
Partially yes. According to lawyer Yaroslav Pakulin , Batyr Bekmuradov only pleaded guilty to arbitrariness. He confessed that he was preparing a 'force effect in order to persuade the victim to return the money.' But the kidnapping order would not have been received from him. He noted that the idea was 'dropped by the instigator' (Mirzoev).
The human rights activist also added that he asked the jury to study the audio recording of Bekmuradov's conversation with the security guard of his private security firm, who is exhibiting plans for the future without mentioning the name of the victim. Pakulin pointed out that the conversation was not about the kidnapping of Minakha himself, but about the plan with “delivery to Mirzoev's office with the help of a police inspector from the circulation. What was provided to the jury, the lawyer believes, are not complete recordings of the negotiations, but only sentences taken out of context.
The former paratrooper was in jail for the duration of the trial and investigation, Mirzoev had vowed not to leave. After the verdict, he was arrested. The sanction of the defendants will be known as early as next year.
What else do we know about Bekmuradov and Mirzoev?
Bekmuradov is originally from Turkmenistan, but studied in Russia. Ryazan Airborne School graduate. Then he worked as a career soldier, carried out combat missions & nbsp; Transnistria, Abkhazia and Yugoslavia. In 2008 he became an adviser to Anatoly Pochukayev, head of the Ozersky district of the Moscow region. After some time, having obtained connections, Bekmuradov began to provide collection and security services. He met the leader of a large Mafia clan, Zakhary Kalashov (Shakro Molodoy). And in 2018, thanks to such connections, he was the subject of criminal prosecution. In March 2018, according to information from Kommersant, he was sentenced to almost 9 years for participating in a criminal group organized by Baron Shakro Molodoy. Bekmuradov repeatedly tried to appeal the verdict, but to no avail.
David Mirzoev is known to be the nephew of billionaire David Yakoboshvili. The oligarch has allowed Mirzoev to run many of his affairs. When Yakoboshvili fell ill, his nephew completely replaced his uncle for a while. During this period, according to media reports, Mirzoev, knowing Bekmuradov well, sent him to his superior comrade Zakhary Kalashov as the head of his security service. From that moment on, Bekmuradov entered the criminal world and became Shakro Molodoy's henchman.
Source: https://www.kommersant.ru