 On March 29, 2005, in a rare ruling, court in Grozny found Lapin guilty of abusing authority and torturing Murdalov (including the use of electric shocks and dogs) and sentenced him to 11 years' imprisonment.On release, he will be banned from working for agencies under the MVD for three years.In addition, the court sent a special ruling to the head of the Khanty-Mansyski OMON, criticising the conduct of the OMON unit serving in Chechnya in broader terms.