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the First session on the criminal case about the crash of the Sukhoi Superjet 100 at Sheremetyevo airport, which killed 41 people, was held in the Khimki city court on may 21. The only protection of the accused – the commander of the crew of Denis Yevdokimov and victims pelted the court with motions for resolution which will take some time.

Recall, 5 may 2019 Sukhoi Superjet 100 taking off from Sheremetyevo to Murmansk in the evening, urgently returned to the airport in 28 minutes after departure. When boarding the plane broke the landing gear and fired up the engines. More than half of those on Board the passengers — there were 78 fatalities. The crew commander is charged with a violation of the rules of operation of the aircraft, which, according to the RF IC, and led to the deaths of people. According to investigators, the pilot made a rough landing, and the destruction and fire of the plane led him to further wrong actions. Evdokimov threatens till 7 years of imprisonment

Thursday’s meeting was held in the court without journalists because preventive restrictions in connection with coronavirus infection.

As told “MK” the lawyer Evdokimova Natalya Mitusova, the first thing the victims asked for an adjournment of the case in Murmansk, since most of them live there and attend the meeting in Moscow it will be difficult, especially in the current environment.

with the right the victim has the decision on this issue is in the competence of the Supreme court, but the court of Khimki have taken a decision on this petition and reject it, – said Chudinovskikh.

the Following, according to the lawyer, protection of the defendant said the return of the case to the Prosecutor in connection with the incompleteness and partiality of the investigation. According to the lawyer, the case was not carried out expertize, important for establishing the guilt of the commander of the crew, in particular, was not explored by the selected system and aircraft design. Also, according to the lawyer, not established a causal link between the actions of the pilot and deaths, not to assess the actions of ground and rescue services.

during the preliminary investigation, all this was not done, and in the course of the trial to fill these gaps is impossible, – said the lawyer.

According to her, the state has not yet expressed its attitude to motions filed, because prosecutors should carefully review the protection position. For this, the prosecution asked the court for some time, in connection with the continuation of the process was postponed.