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02.01.2025

Murder of MADI inspector by MMA fighter classified as terrorist attack

Investigators have completed their investigation into the murder of a MADI inspector that took place in Zaryadye Park on December 31, 2022, and decided to classify it as a terrorist attack. The charge was brought against Lamberd Akhyadov, a mixed martial artist (MMA). He faces life imprisonment.

As TASS was told by law enforcement agencies, the investigation established that Akhyadov swore allegiance to the terrorist organization Islamic State. The defendant was recruited in Turkey.

Law enforcement agencies clarified that on the day of the crime, the defendant intended to seize the service weapon of a police officer in order to open fire in Zaryadye, where there was a large gathering of people on the eve of the New Year. In the dark, he confused the MADI inspector with a police officer.

Due to the mistake, the terrorist was unable to complete his criminal plan, but still committed the murder, as he stabbed the MADI inspector 16 times. The victim died on the spot. Akhyadov was detained the next day, January 1, despite active resistance.

 

Source: radio1.ru