Alexander Koptsev, a man who stabbed worshippers at a Moscow synagogue on January 11, 2006, has denied any guilt at the beginning of his second trial at the Moscow City Court.
“I admit to inflicting injuries. However, I do not agree with the charges of murder or attempted murder (Article 105 of the Russian Criminal Code) and fomenting religious and ethnic hatred (Article 282 of the Russian Criminal Code),” the accused said after he was read the charges on Tuesday.
Earlier the Russian Supreme Court annulled the 13-sentence given to Koptsev, who stabbed nine worshipers at a Moscow synagogue in an apparent fit of racism-fueled rage.
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