Trial of Russian footballers begins

MOSCOW: The trial of Russian footballers Pavel Mamaev and Alexander Kokorin began in Moscow on Tuesday, six months after their drunken night out in the Russian capital ended in assault charges.Mamaev, a midfielder for Krasnodar, and Zenit Saint Petersburg forward Kokorin—as well as two other defendants, including Kokorin’s younger brother—have been held in Moscow’s Butyrka prison since October.Russian media on Tuesday aired footage of the four handcuffed men rushed from a police van to the Presnensky court, where the hearing is taking place. According to the Russian press, the trial could last up to two months. In October the pair attacked the driver of a television host, damaging her Mercedes.She was hospitalised with injuries. They were then caught on video attacking two Russian trade ministry officials in an upscale cafe, hitting one, an ethnic Korean, with a chair while referring to his Asian appearance.

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