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Chairman of the Russian IC Orders to Monitor Investigation of Sexual Offence Against Woman in East of Moscow

Investigative authorities of the Main Investigative Department of the IC of Russia in Moscow are investigating a criminal case against two men aged 29 and 40. They are accused of committing a crime under Paragraph A of Part 2 of Article 131 of the Criminal Code (rape committed by a group of persons).

According to the investigators, on the evening of February 13, 2022, being in a state of alcohol intoxication, the defendants were on a land plot near a residential building on Veshnyakovskaya Street in Moscow, where they assaulted the victim and raped her, using violence. The woman's cries for help were heard by random witnesses, who immediately contacted law enforcement agencies. The defendants were detained at the crime scene. The investigators conducted identification of the defendants, confrontations, and other investigative actions, during which the woman indicated the defendants as persons who committed the crime.

The Chairman of the Investigative Committee of Russia instructed Head of the MID of the IC of Russia for Moscow A. A. Strizhov to report on the performed investigative actions. The investigation progress and results are monitored by the Central Office of the department.