Families of deceased "Lokomotiv" hockey players demand new investigation
The relatives prepared an appeal to the Investigation Committee and the Ministry of Defense of Russia.
They ask to conduct another investigation of the air crash of the Yak-42 plane which happened in September 2011 near Yaraslaul, ВВС informs.
They state that the conclusion of the Interstate Aviation Committee's experts that the plane crashed due to the pilots' guilt was not objective. They demand to involve military experts into the investigation.
Let us remind you, the Yak-42 plane crashed on September 7, 2011 when it was taking off in the Tunashna airport in Yaraslaul. 44 passengers out of 45 died, including 37 hockey players of the "Lokomotiv" Yaraslaul, among whom there were three Belarusians - players Ruslan Saley and Syarhej Astapchuk and coach Mikalaj Kryvanosau.