NIZHNY NOVGOROD, June 27The Fourth Court of Appeal of General Jurisdiction in Nizhny Novgorod upheld a life sentence for a mass murderer from Perm, Timur Bekmansurov, a correspondent reports from the courtroom.
— said the judge Dmitry Khodak. At the same time, the court decided to exclude from evidence the conclusion of one of the examinations, the testimony of one of the witnesses and one of the inspection protocols.
Bekmansurov, in his appeal, noted that he considered the sentence «excessive harsh» and, in support of this, said that «everything that happened was a way of suicide «. Regarding the shots he fired at people's heads, he said that «this method of killing is merciful», and the shot at the police officer «was made for the purpose of provocation» so that he «opened fire on him to kill.»
«I ask the court to take into account that all my illegal actions were suicidal … My equipment was intimidating in the first place, in order to attract attention from afar, since I wanted it in place incident, law enforcement officers arrived as soon as possible to liquidate me,» Bekmansurov said.
In the last word, Bekmansurov said that he «made the biggest mistake of his life.» “I became disabled and will live all my life with the knowledge of what I did. Unfortunately, I cannot turn back the past, however, I can and wish to compensate for the harm caused to the victims, at least in its financial terms. I committed crime at the initial stage of my life and I ask the court not to put an end to me and give me the opportunity to be released from places of deprivation of liberty … so that I would start a new life as a full-fledged member of society,» Bekmansurov said. In turn, the representative of the state prosecution stated that «only lifelong isolation will meet the objectives and principles of criminal proceedings.» «https://ria.ru/20221128/bekmansurov-1834676036.html» data-title=»Bekmansurov was expelled from Perm State University in the summer of 2022″>
The criminal case against Bekmansurov, who fired at the building of the Perm State University and was sentenced to life imprisonment, was submitted to the Fourth Court of Appeal of General Jurisdiction on May 19. The verdict of the Perm Regional Court was appealed by both the defense and the prosecution.
In September 2021, Timur Bekmansurov, a first-year law student, opened fire with a rifle on the territory of Perm State University, killing six people, another 59 people were victims under the heading «Attempted Murder». During the arrest, he was wounded, for medical reasons, part of his leg was amputated.
At the end of 2022, Bekmansurov was sentenced to life in the first instance: he must serve the first three years in prison, after which he will be transferred to a special regime correctional colony. Claims for moral damages for a total amount of more than 25 million rubles were also satisfied. //ria.ru/20230413/srok-1864973257.html» data-title=»Galyaviev received a life sentence for mass murder in Kazan gymnasium»>