Murder suspect in Tula extradited from Norway

The suspect in the murder committed in Tula in 1999 was extradited from Norway, the press service of the Investigative Committee of Russia reported on June 26. The investigation of the criminal case has been resumed. According to investigators, in September 1999, in the Leninsky district of the Tula region, a local resident born in 1971 shot him in the head during a quarrel with his friend, he died from a wound, the killer disappeared. Investigators managed to identify the suspect, he was put on the international wanted list, he was chosen in absentia a preventive measure in the form of detention. The criminal case was suspended in connection with the search for the accused. In December 2019, the person involved in the criminal case was detained in Norway, extradited to Russia by the competent authorities, and therefore the investigation of the criminal case resumed. In accordance with current legislation, due to the fact that the accused disappeared and was wanted, the statute of limitations for criminal prosecution did not expire, the press service of the UK said.