8/12/2021- 2:15 p.m.
Russia – Igor Redkin was served a two-month house arrest sentence as an interim restrictive measure.
He was served a two-month house arrest sentence as an interim restrictive measure for accidentally shooting the man outside a dump near the village of Ozernovsky, in the Ust-Bolsheretsky district, according to state-owned news agency RIA.
The shooting itself took place on August 2, and the man later died in hospital.
Speaking on August 10, Redkin told officials he was shooting at the dump in an attempt to scare off a bear but hit a man instead.The shooting was one of two disastrous incidents connected to Redkin to take place in recent days.
On Thursday, a helicopter owned by his private company crashed into a lake in the Kamchatka peninsula in far eastern Russia, leaving eight passengers feared dead.
The Russian Defense Ministry quickly sent an Mi-8 helicopter, alongside three underwater vehicles, to the site, according to RIA.Eight people were saved, said RIA, quoting the Ministry of Defense.
The eight remaining passengers are feared dead.The news has dealt another blow to Redkin, who in addition to being charged under the article “murder,” was expelled from the United Russia party that supports Russian President Putin.
Deputy secretary of the party’s general council, State Duma deputy Yevgeny Revenko told RIA that, despite it being a case of “murder by negligence,” the party has a policy of suspending the membership of any party member involved in a criminal case.
Redkin is set to remain under house arrest until October 6.
