19:00, 31 May 2011

The court in Denmark sentenced native of Chechnya Lors Dukaev to 12 years of custody and deportation

The court in Denmark sentenced a twenty-five-year-old Russian citizen, native of Chechnya, Lors Dukaev to 12 years of custody for blasting a bomb in one of the hotels of Copenhagen. The City court of Copenhagen passed a judgment according to which Dukaev had to serve his custody term in Denmark and then be deported to Russia.

The court granted the motion of Public prosecutor's office which insisted on no less than a 12-years term of custody. According to the verdict, after serving his penalty Dukaev will be banished from Denmark.

Nils Anker Rasmussen, the Russian citizen's attorney, called the verdict a very "severe" one and said that he would discuss the possibility of appeal with his client. The party of defense has two weeks to file an appeal, RIA "Novosti" reports referring to Associated Press.