10:33, 27 February 2008

Native of Chechnya Khasan Didigov sentenced to six years

The Chudovo District Court of the Novgorod Region has passed a verdict to Khasan Didigov, a former suspect in involvement of blowing up the "Neva-Express" train and sentenced him to six years of imprisonment. A spokesman of the Regional Division of the Judicial Department under the Supreme Court of Russia has reported today about it.

The Court has found Mr Didigov guilty of deliberate causing harm to health from hooligan intent and robbery and sentenced him to six years of imprisonment in a general custody colony, the RIA "Novosti" reports.

The "Caucasian Knot" has already informed in its information that Khasan Didigov, 25, a native of Chechnya, was earlier one of the suspects in the case of blowing up the "Neva-Express" train. The Investigation considered different versions of the crime; however, the General Prosecutor's Office has announced the "Chechen trace" to be the dominant version.