SK blamed four terrorists for the death of pilot Filipov in Syria
The investigative Committee of the Russian Federation intends to apply for the arrest of four militants on charges of the death of Russian pilot Roman Filipov in Syria in 2018. Then his plane was shot down, but he ejected. On the ground, he blew himself up because he was surrounded by militants. Filipov was posthumously awarded the Hero's Gold star.
The Russian Investigative Committee has charged four members of the banned terrorist organization Jabhat al-Nusra (the organization is banned in Russia) in absentia for the death of pilot Roman Filipov in Syria.
She said that we are talking about Mohammed Ghazi al-Alavi, the Ibrahim Ramadan al-Ahmad, Abdel Basita the Ibrahim al-Hamoud, Abdul Sattar Abdul gafoor the as-Siyaha. They are accused in absentia of committing crimes under part 2 of article 205.5 of the criminal code ("Participation in the activities of an organization that is recognized as a terrorist organization in accordance with the legislation of the Russian Federation"), part 1 of article 226 of the criminal code ("Theft of firearms"), as well as part 3 of article 30, part 2 of article 105 of the criminal code ("Attempted murder").
As emphasized in the investigative Committee, these individuals were put on the international wanted list. The investigation intends to apply to the court for the election of a preventive measure in the form of arrest.
Information that allowed us to establish the circumstances of the death of the Russian pilot and those involved in this was obtained thanks to the active work of investigators and criminologists of the Central office of the Investigative Committee in Syria in cooperation with the Russian defense Ministry and the competent authorities of the Arab Republic, Petrenko stressed.
The locations of Filipov's death and the plane crash were examined using satellite images. According to Petrenko, investigators found the wreckage of the plane in the Idlib zone and questioned witnesses, including Syrians. In addition, as noted in the UK, currently conducted explosive, ballistic, identification expertise.
The author of the report, Wadih El-Hayek, met the militant at the office of the Syrian Turkmen Council in a village on the border of Syria and Turkey. Sokhta asked the journalist to tell the Russian side that he was not guilty of the pilot's murder. The militant assured that at that time he was 2 km from the place of death of the Russian. The journalist suggested that he and his cousin Amer record the address on camera, but Tarek Sokhta's brother forbade the relative to do so.
"He asked me who I was and what I was doing. When he heard about Tarek and Amer's plan, his face changed: "No way! Don't Wake up a sleeping case! Soon all this will be forgotten and everything will be fine, " the correspondent wrote.
As El-Hayek explained, Tarek Sokhta's brother believes that this record can be equated with a confession of guilt.
The same measure of restraint the court chose for the Amer Softy and Murad Juma Sraba. All of them were put on the international wanted list.
According to Novaya Gazeta, Tarek and Amer Sokhta complained that they "can't work or move anywhere"because of official charges.
Roman Filipov was killed on February 3, 2018, when he flew a su-25 attack aircraft around the Idlib de-escalation zone. It was hit by a rocket attack from a man-portable air defense system (MANPADS). The Russian pilot tried to keep the plane in the air until the last moment. The soldier managed to report the attack, and then ejected. On earth, Filipov engaged in an unequal battle with the terrorists. The militants got close, and the Russian blew himself up with a grenade, saying: "This is for the boys."
The major's body was returned to Russia thanks to the actions of Russian military intelligence and Turkish forces. At the Chkalovsky military airfield near Moscow, the leadership of the Russian military Department said goodbye to the deceased pilot. The ceremony was attended, in particular, by the head of the Ministry Sergey Shoigu, his Deputy Nikolai Pankov and other military leaders.
The former commander-in-chief of the Russian air force, army General Vladimir Mikhailov, stressed in his speech that Filipov's feat shocked people in Russia and abroad.
"Other countries will also have equipment and weapons. We already have it, we don't care. That's not the point. The main thing is different. In people. They will never have people like Roman Filipov, " the head of state stressed.
Lydia Misnik
