St. Petersburg Court to Try Russian Citizen for 2004 Ashkelon Murder
A Russian court is set to try 68-year-old Arkady Nusimovich for the 2004 murder of Andrey Chernyavsky in Ashkelon over a financial dispute.
A St. Petersburg court has received an indictment against Arkady Nusimovich, 68, for a murder committed in Ashkelon 22 years ago, according to Russian authorities.
Investigators state that on March 31, 2004, the Russian national traveled to Israel and killed Andrey Chernyavsky. According to the case files, Nusimovich believed the victim had defrauded him of 200 million rubles, equivalent to approximately 7.7 million shekels, and decided to settle the score. He allegedly purchased a weapon, traveled to Israel with an accomplice, and waited for Chernyavsky before shooting him at least seven times in the head. Both suspects returned to Russia following the attack, and the alleged accomplice died in 2015.
Nusimovich has been charged under Article 105 of the Russian Criminal Code regarding murder committed by an organized group for financial gain. Court hearings are scheduled to begin soon at the St. Petersburg City Court.
In October 2024, the Russian Investigative Committee in St. Petersburg announced that it had reviewed the case in cooperation with Israeli law enforcement agencies. Investigators noted that security camera footage placed the suspect at the victim's home on the day of the murder, and witnesses corroborated his alleged involvement.
