2 September 2003
Interavtotrans director murder trial opens in Brest
The trial opened in Brest of four men suspected of involvement in the brutal murder of Mikhail Zubov, director of the state-run transport company Interavtotrans.
Mr. Zubov was clubbed to death with a hockey club and a metal bar near his house in Brest at about 6p.m. on January 24, 2002.
Bograt Gogladze and Nikolai Samokhvalov, both have a record of convictions, reportedly admitted to the murder. They said they had been paid $300 by businessmen Igor Goncharov and Yury Grigoruk to
beat and intimidate Mr. Zubov, but he died of injuries.
Messrs. Grigoruk and Goncharov are accused of complicity and hooliganism. Mr. Goncharov was hospitalized with a heart attack shortly before the trail and did not attend the first hearing.
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