Lawyer of the family of Vahan Abramyants, 17, killed in Moscow metro, denies the version of murder, based on everyday circumstances. ""We flatly deny the version of murder of Abramyants, based on everyday circumstances, as we believe the crime was committed on ethnic ground," Simon Tsaturyan said at a news conference in Moscow. He reported that along with the killed young man's father he met with Moscow metro Prosecutor, "we solved all formal matter and Vahan's father was unconditionally recognized as aggrieved party."

Tsaturyan also reported that the prosecutor's office has instituted criminal proceeding according to part 2 of article 105 of the Russian Criminal Code (murder committed as a member of a group of two and more persons), with qualifying signs of racial and national dislike. "However, it is not clear, why witnesses of the crime gave evidence in the militia and not at the prosecutor's office," Simon Tsaturyan said. He said he was sure the investigation conceals the video cassette with the record of the crime.

Characterizing the victim, V. Abramyants, Tsaturyan called him a well-bred, calm young person, «and he could never behave in the way, as some people tried to present he allegedly was,» reports Interfax.