Makorov Brothers May Be Released from Pretrial Detention
The Makarov brothers may be released from pretrial detention.
Today, January 29, at 14:00, another hearing will be held at the Leninsky District Court of Orenburg to consider extending or changing the pretrial restrictions for Yegor and Makar Makarov. Their term in pretrial detention ends on February 3, and behind bars they have not only celebrated their 33rd birthday but also seen in the New Year and Christmas.
Footage from the restaurant.
Recall that the Makarovs have been in pretrial detention since June 5. Also, one of the brothers is accused of the 2011 murder of a 17-year-old student near the «Vuol» (Veil) cafe, and the severity of the charges could see them face up to life imprisonment. Furthermore, the very real possibility remains that the Makarovs might flee from the investigation—their younger brother Zakhar is still at large.
The continuation of the conflict.
As reported by 56.RU, after a brawl in a cafe and a shootout near the Hilton hotel, which occurred on the night of May 30, 40-year-old businessman Petr Makeev ended up under a surgeon«s knife. Initially, the police initiated a criminal case on charges of hooliganism, but after several days of uproar on social media and in the press, the head of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation (SKR), Alexander Bastrykin, turned his attention to the situation.
On June 4, the Makarov brothers were charged with attempted murder.
According to the SKR, the country«s chief investigator then requested a report on the 2011 murder of the 17-year-old student near the »Vuol« cafe, and the shootout near the »Hilton« was reclassified as attempted murder by a group of individuals in a preliminary conspiracy motivated by hooliganism.
The moment one of the Makarov brothers was presented with another charge.
Our correspondents provided a live online feed from the hearing on the initial selection of pretrial restrictions for Yegor and Makar Makarov. Their mother spoke there, stating that the cause of the conflict between her children and Petr Makeev was allegedly the infidelity of Makar«s ex-wife. All the details of that hearing are in this report. Both Makar and Yegor have since attempted to appeal the chosen pretrial restrictions, but the Orenburg Regional Court has repeatedly left both in custody.
And at the end of July, the SKR reported that one of the Makarovs had been charged with the murder near that same «Vuol» cafe in 2011. As we have already reported, it is known that this concerns Yegor. Details are here.
