Hijacking

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Russian passenger charged with plane hijacking put in compulsory psychiatric care

A Russian court has relieved Pavel Shapovalov, a passenger of an aircraft bound from the Siberian city of Surgut to Moscow charged with hijacking, from criminal responsibility, and ordered to put him in compulsory psychiatric care.

12:42 28.08.2019

Russian passenger charged with plane hijacking put in detention

A court in Russia’s Khanty-Mansiysk on Wednesday ordered detention for Pavel Shapovalov, a passenger of an aircraft bound from the Siberian city of Surgut to Moscow charged with hijacking.

17:20 23.01.2019

Alleged Surgut-Moscow plane hijacker to undergo mental examination

Pavel Shapovalov, a passenger of an aircraft bound from the Siberian city of Surgut to Moscow charged with hijacking, has been ordered to undergo mental examination.

11:38 23.01.2019

Criminal case opened over suspected hijacking of Russian aircraft

The Investigative Committee of Russia launched a criminal case after a passenger’s alleged attempt to hijack a plane bound from the Siberian city of Surgut to Moscow on Tuesdaу.

16:52 22.01.2019

Russian national sentenced to 2.5 years in prison for hijacking

A court in Russia’s Murmansk Region has sentenced a resident of Apatity to 2.5 years in a penal colony for hijacking of a tracked vehicle and attempted theft.

10:59 16.04.2018

Ethiopian Airlines hijacker faces 20 years in prison

The man whose attempted hijack of an Ethiopian Airlines flight that resulted in a forced grounding in Geneva on Monday faces up to 20 years in prison, a representative of Geneva prosecutor’s office told RIA Novosti.

14:21 17.02.2014

Co-pilot of hijacked plane detained in Geneva - report

The co-pilot of an Ethiopian Airlines flight that was forced to ground in Geneva Monday morning has been detained by Swiss police, The Guardian reports.

13:17 17.02.2014

Debauching Russian air passenger goes to prison for hijack

The Moscow Region Court on Tuesday has sentenced Sergei Kabalov, Russian businessman found guilty of attempting to hijack a plane while drunk, to 3,5 years in maximum security prison.

12:09 04.02.2014

Hijackers sentenced to death in China

A Chinese court has sentenced three people to death for attempting to hijack a plane in June, the Xinhua news agency reported on Tuesday.

16:33 11.12.2012