Jury finds Cherkesov guilty in murder of Spartak fan Sviridov

A Moscow city court jury has found Aslan Cherkesov guilty of the premeditated murder of Yegor Sviridov, a fan of the football club Spartak. Sviridov, a Moscow resident, was shot dead in a late night brawl in December 2010. The incident has since sparked race-hate riots and ethnic clashes across Russia. Cherkesov, who is a […]