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Russia’s Investigative Committee Chairman pays working visit to Stavropol Territory

Today in Stavropol Chairman of the Russia’s Investigative Committee Alexander Bastrykin has taken part in a ceremony awarding school No 24 the honorary name of Lieutenant General of Justice Mikhail G. Yadrov and conferring cadetship to 8 graders.

The remarkable for the school and cadets ceremony was attended by the Lieutenant General’s wife Yelena Yadrova with sons Georgy and Mikhail, chairman of regional non-governmental organization “Union of Investigation Veterans” Vladimir Dontsov, director of the Alexander Nevsky Cadet School of the Russia’s Investigative Committee Igor Zaporozhan, State Duma deputy and co-chairperson of the All-Russian People’s Front Olga Timofeyeva.

The first in the North Caucasian Federal District cadet class patronized by the Russia’s Investigative Committee was opened in school No 24 in 2012. Three more cadet classes from 8 to 10th grades were opened in 2013.

The first cadet class was awarded honorary name of Lieutenant General of Justice Mikhail G. Yadrov in memory of outstanding service of head of international legal cooperation office of the Russia’s Investigative Committee, who made a great contribution in the development of the investigating profession. By the decision of the Stavropol City Duma the name was given to school No 24.

After the new flag had been fastened to a pole, the Investigative Committee Chairman gave the headmaster a letter of credence.

Addressing cadets, their parents and teachers, the Chairman noted that Lieutenant General Yadrov had given all his life to serving to his homeland, his military duty, demonstrating heroism, courage, valor, faithfulness to his service and duty and now the school had a little exhibition dedicated to his memory. Moreover, Mr. Bastrykin said that the memory about Lieutenant General Yadrov would stay in the memory of each graduate, each cadet and each of them with their studies, attitude to people would confirm a high and honorable right to go to Lieutenant General Mikhail Yadrov School.

The Chairman congratulated the cadets and wished them sound health, excellent grades and be faithful to their duty.

The event was finished by a march of cadets.

After the ceremony the Chairman and guests of honor continued communicating with cadets in the school hall.

Mr. Bastrykin gave letters of commendations to teachers, form masters and teachers of cadet classes. Each cadet received presents – school supplies with the Investigative Committee’s logo on them.

Then the Chairman held a briefing in the Stavropol Territory Investigations Directorate, where he heard the progress and results of investigation of a number of crimes that resonated in wide public and investigated by the North Caucasian Federal District Investigations Directorate and the Stavropol Territory Investigations Directorate. Namely, the Chairman heard about the progress of investigation against members of a criminal group led by Georgian national Aslan Gagiyev, who committed over 25 murders, including high-ranking officials of law enforcement and state authorities of the Republic of North Ossetia; a criminal case over disappearance in February 2012 in the city of Sochi, Krasnodar Territory a businessman from Kamchatka and his wife, which was solved this year and a criminal case over a mass brawl that took place on 20 September 2014 at a hospital in the town of Mineralnye Vody, Stavropol Territory and others.

Following the meeting Mr. Bastrykin gave a number of explicit orders regarding investigations, identification and search for those involved in the said crimes.

Head of Media Relations                                                                                                  V.I. Markin