The case of the Tajik who beat a Russian deputy has been sent back for further investigation

The prosecutor’s office has returned the materials of the criminal case regarding the attack by three migrants on State Duma deputy Mikhail Matveev to the investigation.

The supervisory authority explained that this is related to the ambiguity of the charges. Local media reported this.

The investigation charged the foreigners with attempted murder in the case of one of the victims and hooliganism in the case of the second. In other words, it qualified the same actions of the defendants as different crimes.

— The ambiguity of the charges may lead to the court returning the case to the prosecutor or may result in the accused being released from liability for the most serious crime. However, the prosecutor’s office sees only intent to commit attempted murder in the actions of the accused, — clarified the supervisory agency.

After the investigation corrects the errors in the wording, the materials will be sent back to the prosecutor’s office for approval of the indictment.

According to the investigation, on July 18, 2024, in the Industrial District of Samara, three migrants – a 19-year-old Uzbek, a 19-year-old Tajik, and a 16-year-old Russian teenager – attacked Mikhail Matveev and his driver when they attempted to prevent the foreigners from committing illegal acts against local residents. As a result, the parliamentarian and the driver were injured.

The migrants were detained and arrested. They were charged with attempted murder of two individuals out of hooligan motives (Part 3 of Article 30, subparagraphs “a, b, g, i” of Part 2 of Article 105 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation).