Man from Caucasus detained in Moscow for ordering contract killing
MOSCOW. Dec 27 (Interfax) - A Caucasus native was detained in Moscow on suspicion of seeking to arrange a contract killing, a Moscow police spokesman told Interfax.
"Detectives of the criminal investigation department in the west of the capital were tipped off recently that preparations for a contract killing were under way," he said.
A 31-year-old native of the North Caucasus, who today lives in the village of Mosrentgen, located in the "new" Moscow area, decided to find a person who would agree to kill a 21-year-old Muscovite and another Caucasus native, with whom he had had a disagreement, the spokesman said.
A policeman posing as a potential contract killer met with the suspect at the end of last week and was promised a reward of 100,000 rubles. The man paid 5,000 rubles to the officer in advance.
"The pseudo-killer reported on Wednesday that he had allegedly committed the murder and showed the "victim's" documents and personal belongings as evidence. The suspect was detained after he confirmed that he would pay the remaining money," the spokesman said.
The contract killing of the chairman of the board of directors of Moscow-based company Krismar-MM, Armen Shaginyan, was prevented last week as well.
Police detained a 41-year-old Georgian citizen, who owns a construction firm that belongs to the same financial group as Krismar-MM, on suspicion of ordering the crime and promising to pay 3.5 million rubles as a reward. A 48-year-old unemployed resident of the Moscow region has been accused of masterminding the contract hit.
