On Saturday afternoon in the South-West of Moscow on Khovansky a cemetery there was unprecedented hitherto a massacre among immigrants from Tajikistan and Chechnya. Unprecedented in their scope (3 people killed, 26 injured), and scope (affected even random people), and by geography. Until now, the most high-profile crimes on the capital’s churchyards was a terrorist attack at the kotlyakovskoe cemetery 20 years ago, November 10, 1996, when during the commemoration of the Chairman of Fund of invalids-Afghans Mikhail Likhodey a bomb explosion killed 14 people.
Then and now the crimes were directed against specific groups of people. But the horror of what happened in both cases, shook the whole huge city. Could not shake.
Reporters “MK” conducted its own investigation. The conclusions to which we came, sad. But they may help to avoid a similar incident. Here are the most important nuances of Saturday’s massacre:
– All victims are in a fight come from Tajikistan were present at the cemetery illegal, but they are, in fact, were the holders of “other services”;
– Requests that sweep the Khovansky cemetery has been in power structures all the time, but there was no response;
– Shortly before the carnage the security guards called the police at least twice. That is, the chance to prevent the tragedy was;
– PE not only reflects the worsening of relations between the migrants and the economic crisis in the underworld. Roughly speaking, impoverished 90-ies do not like them and the bandits.
Khovanshchina was shaking with Jan. The workers grinned: “We are our own bosses”
Khovanskoye cemetery is the largest in Moscow: it is located in Novomoskovsk administrative district and covers an area of almost 200 Hectares. In the 90-ies there was a lot of buried crime bosses; the last of them was Grandpa Hassan, who was buried at khovanskoye cemetery in January 2013. However, according to Anton Avdeev, Chairman of the Moscow trade Union of workers of ritual services, this factor is unlikely to have played a role in today’s conflict: “Even in the midst of the 90-ies of the bandits has never staged a showdown to cemeteries out of respect for the deceased,” says Avdeev, – true, so behave those who come from Russia. The participants of today’s showdown – migrants, migrant workers. People of completely different culture, which our tradition far…”
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Detained and beaten on khovanskoye cemetery (9 photos)
From the beginning, the Khovanskoye cemetery were already in the criminal summaries. So, in February of 2016, employees Uebipk GU MVD of Russia in Moscow detained on suspicion of fraud head of North Khovansky cemetery Michael Chivileva and ritual agent Ruslan Semenin. Both caught on that conducted illegal trade in family graves. Both recently condemned. It turns out that the cemetery Khovanskoye left without a leader – a Holy place is never empty…
– We are working directly and said, “We are our own bosses,” recalls one of the employees of the cemetery office, resigned shortly before the may massacre. Can you imagine how they themselves supervised? They’re illiterate! Half of the Russian language does not know.
– For monuments do not know, we did not set – echoes Muscovite Igor Dmitrievich. – But money for “supervision” for a plot where the grave is, demanded. Otherwise, promised to fill up all of there branches. How could agree with them, but this, of course, chaos.
Here you need to make a clarification. A few years ago in grinding to Khovansky cemetery began to take shape a town of migrants. Inconspicuous shack, which is not something that night to go drink tea is terrible. But in these, I may say, homes, to sort out her life came from Central Asia, primarily Tajiks. Their logic is simple: to live conveniently close to work. And they all worked… at the cemetery. Someone in the system “bring-bring”, someone dug the grave, someone monuments installed. Just from the cemetery “fed” up to 50 private companies that formally to the graveyard (Khovanshchina employs 120 people) are irrelevant.
Yunusov, Makhmudov, Gusakov, Kholikov, Likes.. From these names in the GBU “Ritual” shy away like the devil from Holy water. “Not listed, not listed, not listed…” it is Clear that as soon as the tragedy occurred, migrant workers are excommunicated from the churchyard. But what once they were admitted to the cemetery business is undeniable.
– I said: do not order the monument Tajiks, and we will come to your monument will raskurochit, – talkative Granny on the entrance to the memorial recalls how she was worn out with the installation of a headstone on the grave of her husband. – Why do I need the Tajiks? They may be or me, as I will explain to them what they need? And live without the monument.
The one who called on “102”: “I told them — come, there will be something terrible. Did not listen”
Senior guard shift graveyard Sergei Krygin, employee chop “the Code” — without exaggeration, a hero. He hails from Smolensk, from the quiet County town, and certainly never thought that at 53 I will be glorified in this dark day. He tried in vain to prevent the massacre.
The first time I called the police on Friday. That day here at the temple, already a crowd was gathering. Tajiks of a hundred men, and the other — as I understand, the Chechens — 50 people. Screaming, saliva Squirting, but no fights. I called and said — come, there will be something terrible. Not listened to. Came, when everything went.
Now more or less clear that he had discussed with two groups. According to the preliminary version, about a month ago some hot southern guys began regularly to visit the cemetery and to claim her share in the business.
THE ISSUE PRICE
Generally, ritual is detrimental to the rates of purses. Easy digging the grave is from 9770 roubles (new burial) to 10220 rubles (relatives). If you take the service in conjunction with all the decorations already 27,5 thousand. Plant one shrub costs 600 rubles, to replace the soil in the sand — as much as 15 thousand, to maintain the grave in the normal state during the year is 7200 rubles. So competitors have something to fight for. On the other hand, directly to the digging of graves Tajiks were not allowed, trust what is easier. And those actively dumped, actually robbing the budget.
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Detained and beaten on khovanskoye cemetery (9 photos)
Our source claims that the Chechens demanded his share at the rate of 50 percent, and wanted to take “Pollino” (each alley cemetery). But on Friday, the negotiators have not come to a consensus. Agreed to be back at the round of talks on Monday. Now it is clear that it was a trick — the uninvited guests had on Saturday. Not for negotiations.
And here’s the interesting thing: the efficiency of our guardians of the law. Still the same Sergei Krygin again called the police on may 14 at 10.55. Say, at the main entrance a lot of shady characters, come. In the end came… one patrol, the crew of kommunarskiy police Department. Not surprisingly, when the massacre started, the police just don’t have the strength to resist the bandits.
Again have to remember the saying about those who learn from their mistakes… In July 2013, under similar circumstances — riots on Matveyevskoye market — again, because of the numerical superiority of the violators of law seriously injured a member of the CID. I’d like to believe that the leadership of the Moi to find out why the outfits so slowly gathered at the scene of the massacre in the cemetery. Involuntarily in a head climbs absurd idea: maybe they… asked? But more on that later.
Witnesses to the massacre: “In the temple was service, and around — shooting. We prayed and lived”
Further events developed rapidly. Caucasians went on the attack from the small forest next to station number 400. Chronicle we restored with the help of eyewitness accounts.
12.25 at First, the events expressed by the hum of a dozen throats – came to the graves of their relatives thought the wedding? Or a picnic? Then he heard two pistol shots, the roar turned into a howl, from the road to the place of activity ran ten Caucasians, one holding a carbine “saiga”.
12.35 “Earned” carbine. Soon to the scene of the collision drove two police cars – “UAZ” and the pickup – to the mass wailing force is not enough. The howling intensified, gradually started moving to the side of the road in the direction of the administration. Shoot, at first, were only from the same rifle, then connect the other. Twice sounded a burst of machine where moved events. It seems that the most persecuted those who had less, in the direction of the administration.
12.45 an Angry mob trying to break into the temple, where at this moment is the funeral of the deceased. “We cried — and survived” – briefly describes the terrible moments a parishioner of the Church. To enter the Church the participants of the showdown did not dare. Then they ran to the square where a young man, 22-year-old Elijah, was looking for flowers (it arrived at the cemetery for personal reasons). The guy tried to leave in his car, but the bandits blocking the road and began to beat him. The poor fellow struck his head, somehow he managed to hide in a flower shop. And the massacre in the square continues. Inverted “Lada Priora”, the police could not bring the situation under control.
12.50 Severe gunshot wound to the chest receives the guard of the cemetery chop Sergei Tulpan. He and the other security guard started to withdraw from the cemetery along the side alleys of the visitors. “Fled without talking,” – said “MK” guard. 80-year-old grandfather due to the age hesitated, and it was saving him, fell under the bullets of Tulpin. His condition is estimated as heavy.
12.55 Another victim — a 63-year-old Muscovite Vladimir. Here is his story:
– My wife and I arrived at the cemetery for “Skoda Octavia” around 12.00 to visit the grave of his daughter. After a while moved in the opposite way. Moved to the Western territory, have already left on Central Avenue. The gate to the cemetery was only a few tens of meters, as there was “the tube”. In a few minutes from the moment we stopped, gunfire was heard. And almost at the same moment in the backseat of our cars jumped the two men I came out of the salon, opened the back door and began to pull out, but in vain. At this time the car ran for 10-15 people, in their hands were pieces of rebar. Some of them tried to drag out sitting in the cabin citizens, others began to smash my car. I was taken aback and tried to prevent the massacre, but after a couple of seconds got a piece of rebar in the temporal area. In the eyes darkened.
The wife was not injured?
– No, thank God. She remained in the cabin. Her unwittingly, actually covered his body one of the occupants of men: he was beaten, and his wife survived.
– How did it continue?
– Luckily drove past a patrol car. Those who smashed the car quickly fled in different directions. The police called me an ambulance and took the two that remained in the back seat. Sat in his car and drove away. And I was taken to the hospital, where they stitched.
– What happened to your car?
– He is in a terrible state — all the dents, glass broken. In the evening I took him to the cemetery and drove home. Here anyone tell me that, now I have to make repairs? Much of insurance I had, and to bring the car in more-less decent kind $ 200 need. I hope that there should be any compensation.
12.55 it Became known about three victims. One died, two moved the car.
13.00 the place attracts all new and new police crews. Arrives the riot police of the national guard — in fact his intervention eventually stopped the massacre. And the crew of Department of private security of Department of internal Affairs of South-West County detained six members of the slaughter. In fact, it happened virtually in front of reporters “MK”. First, the fighters began to scatter, then suddenly turned and went to the police. In their hands were stones, pieces of rebar, knives and stun guns. The guards had to shoot twice, then gave up brawlers. By the way, among the six only one a Chechen, the rest is ordinary Muscovites.
13.10 the Shooting stopped. According to the estimates of witnesses was made 150 shots. And the visitors continued to do their business on the graves of those who came in buses standing at bus stops, to get out the other way was impossible. Arrived on their cars slowly went through one, not the main entrance. However, the funeral is now over. Four ceremonies have been cancelled. On the field of battle left three people dead, 26 people went to the hospital. Among them, two casual visitors, one guard, two immigrants from Chechnya, the rest are Tajiks. Most gunshot wounds and injuries from beatings (ten have suffered arms and legs, the four wounds of the chest, 8 — traumatic brain injury). 12 people will then go home to convalesce.
90 detainees, arrested three, and dismissed one: “the Director of the cemetery greeted the Tajik, they threw him out”
The police Department of the “Hostel” is located in a residential neighborhood, but on Saturday night it resembled a disturbed village. Everywhere — faces of the visitors, but not tanned and weather-beaten, and pale-Moscow: all have been living in Golden and the surrounding area. Everyone was able to grab the place of the massacre, brought it to this neighborhood.
Detainees sit in the bus, face like thunder. More monuments for them not to care: will be sent home, because he worked illegally. Just arrested 90 people, and three are suspected in involvement in the murder. “On a scene works it is investigative-task force of 40 investigators and 12 forensic experts, led by the leadership of the office of investigation of particularly important cases of GSU SK of Russia across Moscow. In the examination of the scene was attended by the head of GSU SK of Russia across Moscow Alexander drymanov,” – said “MK” assistant Manager GUS Alexander Nikitin.
But technically the only officially recognized culprit for Saturday’s events called the cemetery official. More precisely, the Director of the cemetery, which was dismissed by an order of the head of the Department of Commerce Alex Nemeryuk.
And here, too, lies a mystery. A number of media announced the name and surname of the Director of the cemetery — Yuri Chuguyev. But neither on the website of the funeral home, nowhere on the Internet such person is not present (according to the website Khovanskoye cemetery led by one Manukyan). But there is almost full namesake: Yuri Chabuel. A very honourable character, Vice-President of the Association of funeral industry, having extensive contacts “upstairs”. He has received awards from the ex-defense Minister Serdyukov, the current head of the RCDS Bastrykin. And all for the success at the memorial field. Four years, Yuri led the Ritual in Khimki. Then became the head of one of the “bushes” Moscow “Ritual” territorial Department №3.
On Khovansky a cemetery working is literally the syllables uttered the same name — Chabuel. And explained the reason for the dismissal: “the Director of the cemetery greeted the Tajik, that’s it, and fired. It was clear on video that investigators seized”. Maybe Monday will finally become clear who still drove to the cemetery.
Pending pogrom: “the Chechens were used as cleaners
Everyone with whom we spoke at the cemetery, saying that the problems with the Tajiks began in 2013. And here’s the trick: it was then in the house were Public hearings on the funeral business in Moscow. It sounded shocking facts: the shadow market of funeral services is variously estimated from 35 to 58 %. Professional training of agents of funeral organizations in the city of Moscow revoked, trained staff are fired and replaced by illegal migrant workers. Corruption in the provision of funeral services is growing each year – almost 100% of the information about death at a funeral sold by commercial organizations, and the average size of bribes to officials for such information has grown over the last two years, with 11,000 to 15,000 rubles. Despite the increase in several times the number of employees of the funeral organizations, reducing the prices of funeral services in Moscow did not happen. At the same time almost two-fold reduction in the provision of state-guaranteed free services for socially vulnerable segments of the population (over the last two years the number of orders for services in burial on a gratuitous basis has decreased from 8327 to 4900)
– Established with the Metropolitan cemeteries the situation is paradoxical, – said Vice-President of the Union of funeral organizations and crematoria of Russia Alexey Suloev, in Moscow GBU “Ritual” is a monopolist in sphere of the funeral, he 100% all cemeteries. The price of funeral services in Moscow are the highest in Russia, while according to official data, this sector is still unprofitable. But the fact that most of the income simply remains in the shadows.
– So it was with Khovansky a cemetery?
– Of course. His former leadership, in an effort to save money, attracted to the service graveyard cheap labor guest workers. Around Khovansky of a cemetery full of all kinds of enterprises, and the shortage of migrant workers there. Then the management of the cemetery was busted for fraud and was placed under house arrest. And the workers left! They have to pay, they need to lead – and while under investigation, it is better to hold cash Oh so hard…
– And on the sly to take the place of the old work decided new?
– Yeah, they formed this anarchy and began the redistribution of spheres of influence. You mention, such conflicts in the cemeteries of Moscow is not uncommon, they just tend not to advertise, not to wash dirty linen in public. I know about a case when one of the employees of the Khovansky cemetery – dealer hid heroin to their customers in one of the graves. But believe me, in the cemeteries of Moscow, all is not as easy as it seems.
– Do you think that the repetition of incidents such as this in Moscow perhaps?
– It is – as long as the cemetery did not begin to serve the contractors responsible for everything that happens on their territory. While at the helm of the monopolist, from the repetition of today’s incident no one is immune.
In this regard, the basic version looks like this Saturday’s drama. Tired of the blatant migrant workers, someone (we will not specify, although in this situation, obviously, you are talking about) decided to scare them. It is clear that the forces of the chop or the police make it almost impossible. That is why it appealed to the dashing horsemen from the Caucasus mountains. “Chechens used as shiners” – several times repeated it yesterday at the cemetery. Moreover, asked for help, not to random people: according to our data, among the participants of the massacre — nephews of one of the Ministers of the government of Chechnya (which, by the way, and got in a fight).
And was this a natural event? A police source told “MK” that Khovansky a cemetery welsa enhanced control, but on the eve of the weekend it was removed. In GU MVD in Moscow have not confirmed this information. It is hoped that in this case the right formal structure.
WHO DIED IN THE CEMETERY: THE STORY OF A RELATIVE
By the middle of yesterday were positively identified two of the victims — someone Sabirov and Sukhrob Husakov. Sukhrob on his page in the social network indicated address “Nikolaevskoe” – actually we are talking about the village of Nikolo-khovanskoye near the cemetery. Here is told “MK” a relative of the deceased:
– Suhrob been working here a few months. I set the headstone, he took care of the monuments.
– Why does he have a easier job? It’s probably a non-profit
– In General Sukhrob originally from Tajikistan. There he has a wife and two children, and here he came to work. Together with his father worked in construction in Chekhov. But there he tore off the back, so the father remained at the construction site, and Suhrob transferred to lighter work at the cemetery.
– What were his wages?
– Little. Barely enough. Sometimes not paid at all.
But the Chechens still run? What did they want?
– Its share required.
– And what your boss said?
– We have no superiors. We’re on our own.
– And when was the last time they threatened you?
– On Friday night. And said that Monday will come again. And came today, call us on Central Avenue. It was terrible – they came, started to shoot. Suhrob of here killed. I’m lucky I have not suffered almost.
