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Criminal case against Rasul Mirzaev sent to court to be tried on the merits

The Moscow City Main Investigations Directorate of the Russia’s Investigative Committee has completed investigation of a criminal case against Rasul Mirzaev charged with a crime under part 4 of article 111 of the RF Criminal Code (knowing infliction of grave injuries involving by negligence death of a victim).

According to investigators on 15 August 2011 at about 3:47 a.m. after visiting a night club Garazh Mirzaev who is master of sports in sambo and the Russian and World Sambo Champion and the champion in other sports martial arts driven by sudden hostility in relationships with Ivan Agafonov,19, on purpose hit him in the face with his left hand by using professional techniques. The victim fell to the ground hitting his head at asphalt. As a result of his fall Agafonov sustained a grave craniocerebral injury of which he died on 18 August 2011 in hospital No 1 in Moscow.

Investigators have collected enough evidence therefore the case with the approved indictment is sent to the court to be tried on the merits.