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The North Caucasian Federal District Main Investigations Directorate of the Russia’s Investigative Committee has finished investigating a criminal case against Artur Tambiyev, Atam Achmiz and Oleg Vahchenko. Depending on the role of each one they are charged with crimes under part 2 or 3 of article 209 of the RF Penal Code (membership in a stable armed group (gang) and participation in the attack carried out by the gang), paragraphs “f”, “g” and “h” of part 2 of article 105 (banditry-related murder, committed by an organized group by a generally dangerous way on hire) and part 3 of article 222 (illegal circulation of firearms).

According to investigators, in 2003-2004, Islam Salpagarov, who was serving as First Deputy Head of Ust-Dzheguta District Interior Department of the Karachay-Cherkessia – Chief of criminal militia, set up a gang, which included Marat Bostanov, who had connections in criminal world, and Artur Tambiyev. In 2004, Salpagarov motivated by personal dislike he felt towards Deputy Chairman of Karachay-Cherkessia Government Ansar Tebuyev organized his murdered. As his accomplices Salpagarov employed Bostanov, Tambiyev and non-members of the gang Vanchenko and Zchmizov, whom he promised to pay 5 thousand dollars for the murder. In early October 2004, led by Salpagirov, the accomplices carefully prepared for the murder, bought firearms, a car, found Tebuyev’s house and figured the route he took to move around. On 18 October 2004, in the city of Cherkessk, when Tebuyev’s car stopped on the red light, Vanchenko on VAZ 21150 blocked the official’s car. After that Achmiz fired a tleast 22 bullets from an AK-47 at Tebuyev sitting on the front passenger seat. Tebuyev died at the scene. After the murder, Achmiz and Vanchenko fled the scene and burnt the car and the firearms.

The murder was not solved for a long time, but in June 2013, the investigators managed to establish that Tambiyev, Vanchenko and Achmiz had been involved in the crime.

The organizer of the murder Salpagarov and Bostanov were killed Criminal proceedings against them were stopped because of their death.

The investigators have gathered enough evidence, so the criminal case with the approved indictment has been sent to the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation to change its territorial jurisdiction, as there is a real threat to the safety of participants of the trial.