An interrogation in the case of a pensioner from Dinskaya turned into an investigation of his son.

The son of a 90-year-old pensioner from the Kuban village of Dinskaya, accused of indecent assault, has been questioned as a witness. An investigator examined the contents of the man's phone and found no relevant information, but initiated an investigation into suspected concealment of the crime.

As reported by the "Caucasian Knot," in October, investigators charged a 90-year-old pensioner from the village of Dinskaya with indecent assault after teenagers vacationing on the beach testified against him. During the lineup, the teenagers "quickly and staring at the floor, in the presence of their mothers and a psychologist, rattled off memorized and identical phrases," the lawyer reported. He is convinced that no indecent assault took place, and the pensioner himself denied the accusation.

The defendant's 65-year-old son was questioned as a witness, Avanesyan reported on his Telegram channel on October 27. He explained that he had previously filed a motion to interrogate this man, whom he himself had previously questioned on the record.

He examined it, including all personal photos and correspondence with the lawyer.

"The investigator reluctantly, but a month later, he finally interrogated the grandfather's son. The latter came to the interrogation without a lawyer and with his mobile phone, because it was difficult to imagine that anything could go wrong. But that's exactly how it went. After the interrogation, during which the witness spoke about the symptoms of his father's illness, his problems with urination, etc., the investigator offered to show him the contents of the mobile phone. The son did not object, removed the password, and handed it to the investigator. He examined it, including all personal photos and correspondence with the lawyer (with me)," Avanesyan wrote.

According to him, the investigator indicated in the protocol that "during the inspection of the gadget in "No information of interest to the preliminary investigation was found in it."

He didn't return the phone, confiscated it under another protocol, and then filed a report.

"However, even after that, he didn't return the phone, confiscated it under another protocol, and then, you know what?! He filed a report about the discovery of signs of a crime in the grandfather's son's actions, as provided for in Part 2 of Article 316 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (concealment of particularly serious crimes without a prior promise) and issued a ruling to separate the materials against the son from our criminal case in accordance with Articles 144-145 of the Criminal Procedure Code of the Russian Federation ("Procedure for reviewing a report of a crime" and "Decisions made based on the results of reviewing a report of a crime". - Note from the "Caucasian Knot"). An investigation is underway," Avanesyan said.

He emphasized that the documents in question "don't say a word about the basis on which the investigator came to the conclusion that the son "concealed any of his father's crimes." "And most importantly, when the note to the relevant article of the Criminal Code was repealed: 'A person shall not be subject to criminal liability for the unpromised concealment of a crime committed by his spouse or close relative,'" the lawyer noted.

As of 1:08 p.m. Moscow time on October 28, 14 comments had been posted under the publication. Some of the authors expressed surprise at the investigators' position.

"What is the profit for those who so diligently fabricate a case? Money? Or the desire to win, no matter what, or the fear of being unfairly accused?" asked Elena Kapuste. "And the money too – the investigator's bonus will be higher," Eugene Kozarez wrote in response.

They'll conduct an investigation and issue a denial.

"What do you plan to do?" asked lawyer Galina Odintsova. "There's not much choice. Appeal," he replied succinctly.

"They'll conduct an investigation and issue a denial. There's no cover-up there that wasn't promised in advance," suggested Irina Serbskaya. "The investigator's zeal is unclear," she added in another comment.