Oleg Krapivin, a Ukrainian millionaire known in the criminal world as "Oleg Bakinsky", who was arrested in Azerbaijan on charges of hooliganism, has started a hunger strike, APA reports.
The next hearing of the criminal case involving Oleg Krapivin and Konstantin Kucher took place at the Baku Court of Grave Crimes. The trial, presided over by Judge Elnur Nuriyev, was held in video format, where witnesses were questioned.
Krapivin's lawyer requested his client's release under house arrest, stating that Krapivin is a professional athlete and has also begun a hunger strike. The lawyer argued that the charge against him is considered a less serious crime.
However, Judge Nuriyev stated that the hunger strike would not influence the trial, as it could be perceived as an attempt to pressure the court.
After deliberation, the court decided to reject the motion for house arrest. The trial has been postponed indefinitely.
Note that "Oleg Bakinsky" was arrested in Baku last year for alleged hooliganism against a Russian citizen. He was charged under Article 221.3 of the Criminal Code (hooliganism committed with the use of weapons or objects used as weapons, accompanied by violence against the victim or destruction/damage of another's property). A pretrial detention measure was imposed against him.
Later, he was also charged under Article 178.4 of the Criminal Code (fraud committed causing particularly large financial damage).
Alongside "Oleg Bakinsky," Konstantin Antonovich Kucher, who served as Ukraine’s Deputy Minister of Defense Industry for Aviation Affairs in 2010-2011, has also been found guilty in the case.
The victims in the case are identified as "Aviazapchast" JSC, "Promyshlennye Postavki Kazakhstan" LLC, and Zakharenkov Valeriy Nikolayevich.
