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2023.04.01 Sat posted at 10:45 JST
（ＣＮＮ） A man who was released from prison while serving time on murder charges and joined the private military company Wagner to take part in fighting in Ukraine has been arrested on suspicion of murdering an elderly woman days following returning home. rice field.
Ivan Rosomakin was sentenced in 2020 to 10 years in prison for murder following repeated offenses. He was released last year following signing a contract to serve in Wagner.
It is unclear how long Rosomakin has been in Ukraine with Wagner, but the normal contract term is six months. The suspect has since returned to his hometown in the western Russian province of Kirov.
According to local testimony, problems began almost immediately following returning home. The suspect made repeated threats.
A gathering of local residents was held on the 27th of last month, and a local TV station filmed the event.
A resident said he saw Rosomakin threaten to kill everyone with a pitchfork, axe and a knife.
Local police said at a rally that Rosomakin was known to be a “troublemaker” and was being dealt with. However, the response was not done in time, resulting in the murder of an elderly local woman. Rosomaquin was arrested on suspicion of murder, but no formal charges have been filed.
Wagner’s founder, Evgeny Prigozhin, made a personal reference to the matter, saying that he always cooperates with law enforcement in cases involving ex-combatants.
Prigozhin announced in February that he would stop recruiting prisoners, but prison recruitment efforts are believed to continue under the direction of the Russian Defense Ministry. CNN has spoken to several combatants who say they are employed directly by the Department of Defense.
