Deputy head of Russian Railways inspection arrested on suspicion of preparing a terrorist attack

Yury Martyanov, deputy head of the inspection of the technical audit center of the infrastructure inspection of Russian Railways, has been arrested on suspicion of preparing a terrorist attack. This was reported by TASS on January 3 with reference to the case materials.

He is being held as part of the case of a leading specialist of the said inspection - a structural unit of Russian Railways Alexei Demchenko, accused of participation in a banned terrorist organization.

"Basmanny district court of Moscow<...> issued a ruling on the accused of committing a crime under part 1 of article 30, paragraph "a" of part 2 of article 205 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation ("Preparation to commit a terrorist act by a group of persons by prior conspiracy")", - stated in the document.

It is noted that the arrest of Martyanov extended until February 22, 2025.

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