Cherkesov considered the verdict on the case of Sviridov's murder unjustified

Julia Buslavskaya
Tue, 24 Jan 2012 18:00:00 +0400

During consideration of his appeal in the Supreme Court of Russia Aslan Cherkesov earlier acknowledged guilty of murder of football fan Yegor Sviridov asked the court to avoid the sentence and refer the case to a new consideration. The Supreme Court reduced his custody term from 20 to 19 years and 8 months. The verdict of guilty was confirmed, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.