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At the request of investigating bodies of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation in the Belgorod region, the court remanded Sergei Pomazun to custody till June 22, 2013. During the trial, Pomazun pleaded not guilty. He expressed his dissent on his remand in custody. He also repeatedly stated that he will not testify during the preliminary investigation, and intends to defend his position only in a court of law.

Recall that Sergei Pomazun has been charged with offenses under Paragraph "a" of Part 2 of Article 105, Part 1 of Article 226, Paragraph "b" of Part 4 of aArticle 226 of the Criminal Code (murder of six people, theft of weapons and ammunition, theft of ammunition, committed by using violence dangerous for life and health). In addition, the Investigating agencies of the Moscow interregional transport investigation department of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation initiated a criminal case against Sergei Pomazun for an offense under Article 317 of the Criminal Code (attempt on the life of a law enforcement officer).

As part of the investigation, the investigator has scheduled a set of expert examinations, including ballistics, fingerprinting, investigative and forensic ones, and psychological examination of the accused. The criminal investigation is ongoing.