"The appeal was filed by the prosecutor on January 9, on the same day it was accepted for consideration," RIA Novosti reports with reference to the data of the electronic filing cabinet of the Perm Regional Court.

In September 2021, he opened fire with a hunting smoothbore gun in the building of Perm State University.

The victims of the attack were six people aged 18 to 66 years, more than 40 people received injuries of varying severity.

Bekmansurov was sentenced to life in prison on 28 December.

On January 9, it became known that he filed an appeal against the verdict.