In Austria, the trial of Mamihan Mamikhan (Anzor), criticized by the head of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov, began in Austria. It is reported by the edition of Kurier.
In the case of an indictment, a 48-year-old suspect threatens life imprisonment. He denies his involvement in a crime. According to the investigation, the man was engaged in illegal arms trade. On the day of the murder, he allegedly met with Umarov to exchange the Glock 17 gun on a car in which he subsequently had a crime. The weapon from which they shot the victim was still not found.
During the meeting, security measures in court. The building was guarded by armed police, as well as employees of special forces of Austrian law enforcement agencies. The defendant spent before the hall, where hearing was held, in the body armor.
The murder of Umarov became known in early July 2020. The opposition blogger, asking for refuge in Austria, was shot in the car. Representatives of the Chechen diaspora believe that the head of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov could be involved in the crime, as Umarov often acted as criticizing his address. Kadyrov himself accused of killing a blogger foreign special services – in his opinion, they work against him and Russia as a whole.
Late responsibility for the murder of Umarov, his relatives from the village of Mesker-Yurt in Chechnya were taken over.