Charges against Savchenko escalated

The Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation has escalated charges against Ukrainian pilot Nadiya Savchenko.
Now Savchenko is accused of murder of two Russian journalists, not of accessory to murder, Interfax reports.

According to official representative of the Committee, Vladimir Markin, Ukrainian pilot and MP is accused of murder of two or more persons, assault to murder by socially dangerous means and illegal crossing of the border with Russia.

Lawyer of Savchenko, Ilya Novikov said that the charge had been escalated, because “the investigation has changed the concept.” He also stressed that the overall accusatory theory remained unchanged.

Earlier yesterday Savchenko was denied a jury trial.