In 1980, the body of a Soviet KGB major was found in the wilderness, causing an uproar. This KGB major, whose name was Afanasyev, was the main person responsible for the security services of the KGB at that time.
Therefore, when he was found dead in the field, faced with a scarred corpse and an empty wallet, people couldn't help but wonder, who killed the major? Was it really a robbery?
Exposed corpses in the wilderness, suspected of robbery
It was in the early hours of 1980, in a wilderness somewhere in the Soviet Union, a passer-by found Major Afanasyev, who was then dying, the head of the KGB security service.
At that time, the citizen hurriedly called the police and sent him to the hospital, but he was too seriously injured and died after being sent to the hospital.
After a doctor's examination, he was severely beaten, his body was broken in many places, and all his belongings were gone, and finally a leave note was found in his trouser pocket, which made it clear that he was a civil servant of the government, and that he was not a low rank, a major.
Therefore, the relevant departments did not dare to rush the matter and immediately reported to the top head of the KGB - Yuri Andropov. Andropov was furious when he found out, and his men died in the suburbs for no reason, and at the same time were robbed of their belongings, which was difficult for him to accept.
Andropov and other leaders immediately ordered the coordination of the relevant investigative departments to investigate the case. The relevant departments did not dare to slack off, so they quickly investigated the whereabouts and circumstances of Afanasyev before and after his death.
An investigation was launched, and the killers turned out to be police officers
The investigation found that the day before, Afanasyev had taken a day off from the unit leader. Because it was my 40th birthday, I spent a wonderful day at home with my wife and children during the day, and in the evening I celebrated my birthday with my colleagues and friends.
According to his friends, Afanasyev was very happy that night, satisfied with his current work and life, and proud of having a happy family, so he drank a lot of wine, and when the banquet was gone, Afanasyev was already swaying.
In the evening, his friends were ready to take him home, but Afanasyev politely refused, saying that he had taken the subway home by himself and had brought good food for his wife and children. The friend saw that although he was a little drunk, he was still sober, and there would be no danger in taking the subway, so he did not insist on sending him, so Afanasyev got on the subway alone.
Investigators then questioned the train's manager, who said he did have an impression of him that night. Because he drank too much and fell asleep in the car, he sat until the terminal. Seeing that he couldn't wake up if he didn't get off the train, the train staff contacted the police at the nearby police station, and finally three police officers came and took him away.
After that, Shun Teng found the three policemen, and at the same time, according to the investigation of relevant clues, the spearhead was directly aimed at the three policemen. So why did the police kill people? As the three of them interrogated, the truth was revealed.
The innocent was killed because of the greed of the police
According to the three policemen, the three of them were also drinking at that time, and after receiving the call from the train personnel, the three of them reluctantly came to the subway station and took the dazed Afanasyev to the police station.
After some questioning, Afanasyev did not give his address clearly, and the three gradually lost patience. At the same time, he found good wine and food that Afanasyev had brought with him, as well as gifts from his colleagues. The three policemen instantly became ill-willed and wanted to take the gift for themselves, so that they could eat another meal of good wine and food.
The three of them began to gradually take what was in Afanasyev's hand, while groping in his pockets to see if there was anything else of value. Feeling someone digging into his pocket, Afanasyev began to resist, and this defiance provoked the anger of the police, who punched and kicked him.
Afanasyev alone was unable to defeat three people, not to mention that he drank alcohol and was finally beaten to the point of bleeding and unconscious. The three policemen stopped when they saw that the other party was not moving. But it was already too late, and when he stopped, Afanasyev had already fainted from his injuries, and the police thought he was dead.
Later, his work card was found in the pocket of his jacket, and he turned out to be a major. The three of them fell into a panic and immediately called their superior, Boris Barishev. There was a homicide in the police station, not to mention a civil servant, and this time the police station could not escape responsibility from top to bottom.
The black curtain is revealed, and the murderer creates an "unsolved case"
After much thought, the head of the police station decided to destroy the body and turn the murder into an "accidental robbery" in order to escape responsibility. He ordered the three of them to loot all the belongings of the deceased, and then put the body into the trunk of the police car and transport it to the wilderness in the suburbs, so that everyone could not find out his identity, and disguised it as a roadblock robbery in the wilderness, which could increase the difficulty of the investigation and mislead the direction of the investigation.
Boris Barishev then did not punish the three policemen, because he knew that the matter could not be put on the table, otherwise he would be implicated. However, he did not expect that a leave slip was left behind during the panicked search of the three police officers, which was a favorable evidence to prove the identity and whereabouts of the deceased. It is precisely because of this leave slip that the relevant departments found the murderer and the manipulator behind it. Andropov was finally very surprised and angry when he learned the truth that this kind of thing had happened to a government functionary.
Social reality, corruption
Then the contest between Andropov and other KGB leaders and the police began, after all, the police killed civil servants and then destroyed their bodies, which is a crime. In the end, the prosecution system heard and sentenced all the main culprits to death.
At the same time, in response to this case, the procuratorial department conducted an investigation into all police departments, and the results were even more shocking. Senior officers of the police department took serious bribes, some for more than a decade, and they acted as a protective umbrella for many social forces in the Soviet Union at that time.
This also reflects the dark side of the social conditions at that time, and the police system is still like this, so one can imagine what other aspects of society will be like, and how many unjust, false and wrongful convictions will there be? If only an ordinary person was killed this time, perhaps the three policemen and the police officer behind the scenes would not have been exposed.
epilogue
Finally, under the leadership of Andropov, the government carried out a major investigation of all the relevant departments and exposed the corrupt elements one by one. Although Afanasyev's unfortunate death was also an unwarranted disaster for his family, in the end, with the efforts of his leadership, justice was also served, and it can be regarded as an explanation for the deceased.
Resources
CNKI, "The Generation and Main Content of the Rule of Law Theory in the "Soviet Era" Author: Cao Nanping, Cheng Liaoyuan
CNKI's "Research on Urban Civil Social Life in the Soviet Period" Author: Du Jing
CNKI "Gorbachev's Political, Economic and Social Conditions in the Soviet Union Before Reform" Author: Liu Xianzhong