An American senator demands the extradition of the murderer of the co-owner of Brighton Bazaar.

The Brighton Bazaar supermarket is located on Brighton Beach in Brooklyn. Photo: yelp.com

Senator Chuck Schumer called on the US Department of Justice to make it a priority to resolve the issue of extradition from Australia of Abakar Gadiev, who is accused of murdering Vladimir Tolstykh, co-owner of the Brighton Bazaar supermarket in Brooklyn.

In 2009, 35-year-old Tolstykh, the father of four children, was allegedly killed by two citizens of Turkmenistan - Gadiev and his accomplice Arsen Bashirov.

“With each passing second, the Tolstoy family has less hope of obtaining justice for this heinous murder of a loving father, husband and neighbor,” Schumer wrote in a letter to U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch.

Vladimir Tolstoy died of head injuries from blows with a heavy blunt object. According to the investigation, 14 March 2009, Gadiyev and Bashirov, were beaten to death by Fat Hammers and a carpenter ax in the parking lot in front of their store on Brighton Beach, when he arrived there around 14: 30 and got out of the car.

It was reported that it was the day the salary was paid to employees of the supermarket, and according to reports, the Tolstoy had about 34 thousand dollars in cash and two Swiss watches, which the criminals also took.

Investigators found Abakar Gadiyev in Sydney, where he participated in wrestling competitions. Australian law enforcement officers examined Gadiev’s DNA samples and arrested him for murder charges in 2014.

However, the extradition of Gadiyev was still postponed due to a number of procedural difficulties.

Gadiev’s partner Arsen Bashirov, according to investigators, is hiding in his native Turkmenistan, which, unlike Australia, does not have an extradition treaty with the United States.

Rita Tolstoy, wife of Vladimir Tolstoy, said earlier New York Postthat a trial for her husband's killer would help her "gain peace of mind."

In addition, she is concerned that the criminals may have remained accomplices in the United States, and she has concerns about the safety of family members.

In his letter to US Attorney General, Senator Schumer stresses that the Justice Ministry must be more insistent on demanding the immediate extradition of Gadiyev for a trial.

The gates of the garage where Vlad Tolstoy was killed rise and fall automatically, and an outsider cannot get there.

At the US Department of Justice explained earlier, that “actual resistance to extradition [on Gadiev’s side] is limited; the fugitive can delay the court’s decision through procedural moves.” The Australian Attorney General's office added that such cases "may take some time."

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