According to the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation for the Voronezh Region, a verdict has been delivered in absentia against a foreign national who participated in an armed robbery of an elderly couple in 2004. The court found him guilty under Article 162, Part 4, Clause 'b' of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (robbery committed by an organized group using a weapon).
According to the investigation, the crime was committed in April 2004. At that time, the 39-year-old suspect and members of a criminal group known as 'Matrosa', wearing police uniforms and masks, broke into a house in the village of Rogachevka. They tied up the homeowners, demanded money, and used physical force against them.
The attackers stole 1,500 rubles in cash, as well as clothing and jewelry worth over 32,000 rubles. Other members of the group were previously apprehended and sentenced to long prison terms. However, this individual evaded the investigation and managed to flee abroad.
By the court's decision, the defendant was sentenced in absentia to 10 years in prison. The sentence is to be served in a maximum-security penal colony. Currently, the individual is on the international wanted list and is reported to be outside the territory of the Russian Federation.
