A former SWAT officer and MMA fighter in Omsk, Russia was found guilty for the murder of a fellow police officer.
Serik Battalov, who served five years as part of the Otryad Mobilny Osobogo Naznacheniya (OMON) Special Purpose Mobility Unit, was handed a 22-year sentence on December 13 for murder and armed robbery. His case was heard before a jury two weeks earlier, which led to a unanimous guilty.
According to reports, Battalov kidnapped and killed former policeman Alexander Ratkevich on March 17, 2017 with the help of his accomplice, private security company employee Vasily Elantsev.