04 April 2005, 11:52
Occasional casualties
An officer of the Russian Internal Affairs Ministry killed a conscript serviceman as a result of carelessness in handling his gun. The incident happened on the night of 3 April at checkpoint N30 in Grozny's Oktiabrskii district, says the Chechen military commandant's office.
A source at the commandant's office said a criminal case was opened with respect to the officer under Article 349 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, "A breach of rules of handling of weapons resulting in human death through carelessness."
Author: Sultan Abubakarov, CK correspondent