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Criminal case against one of organizers of BORN extremist community Ilya Gorachev goes to court

The Main Investigations Directorate of the Russia’s Investigative Committee has finished investigating a criminal case against Ilya Goryachev charged with crimes under part 1 of article 282.1 of the RF penal Code (creation of an extremist group), part 1 of article 209 (creation of a gang and membership in attacks committed by it), paragraphs “a”, “g” “h” and “k” of part 2 of article 105 (murder of 2 of more people committed by an organized group and motivated by ideological or national hatred, aggravated by banditry) and part 3 of article 222 (illegal circulation of firearms).

According to investigators  in mid-2008 in the city of Moscow Ilya Goryachev, Nikita Tikhonov and other persons, keeping radical nationalistic views, following the motives of ideological and national hatred and enmity set up the extremist community and a stable armed group and gave them the name of Militant Organization of Russian Nationalists (BORN). The aim of the community was com and national hatred and enmity mitting extremist crimes and attacks on citizens – committing murders motivated by ideological, encroachment on the lives of law enforcement agents to avenge for their legal activity and other crimes. Alexey Korshunov, Mikhail Volkov, Maxim Baklagin, Vyacheslav Isayev, Yuri Tikhomirov and other persons of radical extremist views took part in the gang and its crimes in different time from mid-2008 to March 2011. The gang committed tens of crimes, including the murder of judge of Moscow city court Eduard Chuvashov, Lawyer Stanislav Markelov, leaders of the so called anti-fascist movements Fyodor Filatov, Ilya Dzhaparidze and Ivan Khutorskoy, Thai boxing world champion Muslim Abdullayev, citizens Ruslan Khalilov, Soso Khachikyan, attempted murders of Ramazan Nurichuyev and police officer Gagik Benyaminyan.

The investigators have gathered enough evidence so the criminal case with the approved indictment has been sent to court to be tried on the merits.