Document #1285695

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Moscow Lawyer In High Profile Organized Crime Case Killed

October 24, 2014

A lawyer, who represented an alleged victim of the notorious Orekhovo criminal group in Moscow, has been assassinated.

Police in the Russian capital say that Vitaly Moiseyev and his wife were found dead with gunshot wounds in a car near Moscow on October 24.

Moiseyev was representing Sergei Zhurba, an alleged victim of the Orekhovo gang and a key witness in a case against one of the gang's leaders Dmitry Belkin.

Belkin was sentenced to life in prison on October 23 for multiple murders and extortion.

Last month, another of Zhurba's lawyers, Tatyana Akimtseva (eds: a woman), was shot dead by unknown individuals.

The Orekhovo group was one of the most powerful crime gangs of the Moscow region and in Russia in the 1990s. Its members are believed to be responsible for dozens of murders.

Based on reporting by TASS and Interfax

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ecoi.net description:
Moscow: Lawyer Vitaly Moiseyev and his wife killed; the lawyer was representing Sergei Zhurba, an alleged victim of the notorious Orekhovo criminal group
Country:
Russian Federation
Source:
RFE/RL – Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (Author)
Original link:
http://www.rferl.org/content/orekhovo-moiseyev-belkin-assassination-trial-akimtseva-moscow/26653785.html
Document type:
Media Report
Language:
English
Published:
24 October 2014
Document ID:
1285695 (former ID 289129)

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