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The main suspect in the case of a plot to assassinate Russian President Vladimir Putin, Adam Osmayev, has retracted testimony he gave during the preliminary investigation of the criminal case against him.

Osmayev’s partner Anina Okuyeva handed out a relevant statement by the defendant to journalists before a sitting of Prymorsky District Court in Odesa on Thursday.

Okuyeva also gave reporters another statement by Osmayev addressed to Odesa Regional Prosecutor Oleksandr Halkin, saying that law enforcers used torture against the defendant during the investigation.