The Supreme Court of Khakassia acquitted the 61-year-old criminal Viktor Dudenkov, also known as Vitya Cherny, and released him from custody under the headline 'Know Ours!'.
The jurors decided that the leader was not guilty of 'occupying the highest position in the criminal hierarchy.' Now he can return to his hometown in Saransk from day to day. Meanwhile, the law enforcement officers are confused. Valery Yartsev found out why the leader, who received about 6 thousand disciplinary penalties in the Khakassia correctional colony and was facing up to 15 years in prison, was acquitted under the 'thieves’ article'.
What the heck?
Previously, Vitya Cherny was convicted in Ruzaevka for extorting 7.5 million rubles from a businessman from Chuvashia. He served his sentence in Khakassia. He could have returned to Saransk after December 10 last year, but he faced new charges. The Investigation Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for Khakassia initiated a criminal case against him under the article 'Occupation of the highest position in the criminal hierarchy'.
According to the 'indictment', Dudenkov retained his 'legitimate' status until April 2019, when Putin’s anti-thieves article came into force. By this time, he had accumulated 5864 disciplinary sanctions. He did not comply with the dress code and did not wear a badge. He was recognized as a 'malicious violator of the established procedure for serving a sentence.' He did not use his sleeping place, did not respond to his name, and did not work anywhere. He continued to propagate thieves’ ideas.
This unusual case began in the Supreme Court of the Republic of Khakassia on January 13. Dudenkov wanted a jury to decide his fate, hoping that non-professional judges would be influenced by his appearance and manners.
He succeeded in his plan! The justice officials held 19 meetings before declaring him not guilty. On March 4, the jury answered three main questions negatively: whether the crime happened, if Dudenkov committed the acts, and if he was guilty. Despite non-unanimous voting, the majority voted in defense of Viktor Vasilyevich. This led to the not guilty verdict and the cancellation of his detention on March 10.
During the trial, some observers noted that Dudenkov received his fateful verdict calmly and with dignity. The jury seemed to be swayed by his handsome, well-mannered, and cultured appearance. Furthermore, the verdict granted Dudenkov the right to rehabilitation, acknowledging that he was prosecuted for two years for no reason. Upon his release, Dudenkov is considering returning to his favorite Saransk village or celebrating with his friends in another region. The prosecutor’s office of the Republic of Khakassia plans to appeal the unexpected verdict, as similar cases have seen guilty verdicts after appeals.
Cross on the “Mordovian Compound”
As a reminder, Viktor Dudenkov was detained by officers for combating organized crime of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Moldova with the participation of special forces on December 11, 2012. On January 26, 2015, the Ruzaevsky court sentenced him to 9 years in a strict regime. At the same time, associates were convicted …
As the investigation established, on March 21, 2011, Vladimir Krasnov, who was looking after the Ruzaevsky district, died in the city of railway workers. Then Vitya Cherny decided to create an organized group “Obshchakovskiye” on the “orphaned” territory. She had to adhere to the thieves’ traditions, have a “common fund”, etc. Due to her criminal status, Dudenkov had the authority to appoint “watchers” in the regions and the so-called “statists”. Nobody could resist him! At the same time, part of the funds from the “common fund” was spent on the personal needs of Cherny and his entourage. Including for the purchase of cars, weapons, technical devices, including jammers for mobile phones, eavesdropping equipment, tools for breaking safes. Thieves in law from other regions often came to Chernoy. In addition, the “obshchakovsky” began to beat out 7.5 million rubles from businessman Byryshev. In January 2012, under the “pretext of talking to the right people,” the victim was taken from Chuvashia to Vitya Cherny’s house on the street. Ukhtomsky. “Do you know who I am? the owner of the mansion began to talk. “I am a thief in law!” Fearing for himself and his loved ones, Baryshev agreed to give the money. He was taken back to Cheboksary. For some time he was hiding from the “Saransk thieves”, but he realized that the problem could not be solved in this way, and wrote a statement to the police …
