Alexander Permyakov, the man accused of carrying out the car blast that injured Russian nationalist politician and writer Zakhar Prilepin on May 6, has officially been charged with the illegal storing of explosives by an organized group and with committing a terrorist attack.
According to the Russian Prosecutor General’s Office, the court granted prosecutors' request for Permyakov to be remanded in custody for two months.
Permyakov was arrested just hours after the explosion on Saturday. A video released by the Russian authorities appeared to show him confessing to the crime and saying that he was recruited by “Ukrainian special services.”
