Bastrykin requested a report on the investigation of the death of critic Sergei Sosedov

Chairman of the Investigative Committee of Russia Alexander Bastrykin instructed to submit a report on the investigation of the death of music critic Sergei Sosedov in Neryungri. The reason was questions to the circumstances of his death, sounded on the air of the Federal television channel, said the press service of the Ministry.

The program on the federal TV channel continues to discuss the circumstances of the death of a music critic from Moscow, who died in the city of Neryungri. Participants of the program question the conclusions of the investigation, draw attention to the discrepancy of the previously announced version with a video recording of events and other facts, the report said.

The Investigative Committee also noted that the participants of the program insist on continuing the investigation of the death of the critic and conducting additional examinations. The department reported that the criminal case is in the production of the investigative department of the Investigative Committee of Russia in the Sakha Republic.

“The Chairman of the Investigative Committee (Alexander Bastrykin. – RBC) instructed the head of the SU IC of Russia for the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) Kondratenko V.V. to submit an up-to-date report on the investigation of the criminal case and on the arguments voiced on air,” the IC said.

Sergey Neighbors died on September 23 at the Darkhan Hotel in the Yakut city of Neryungri, where he came to participate in the beauty and fashion contest “Pearl of the Far East”.

According to the medical report shown in the program of Andrey Malakhov on the TV channel “Russia 1”, the cause of death was criticism of the fracture of the base of the skull and subdural hemorrhage obtained during a fall on the stairs. The broadcast also showed a video from the security cameras of the hotel: it shows how the Neighbours climb the stairs, and then falls on his back.

On October 26, the Investigative Committee announced the investigation of the criminal case into the death of the critic. He was instituted under the article on causing death by negligence (Article 109 of the Criminal Code). Relatives of the neighbor earlier asked Alexander Bastrykin to take the investigation under personal control.