ST. PETERSBURG, June 8 - RAPSI. The St. Petersburg Nevsky District Court postponed on Friday until June 25 its consideration of the case against an ultranationalist and mixed martial artist Vyacheslav Datsik who faces up to 10 years in prison for robbery and committing arson in a church.

A state prosecutor told journalists that two witnesses were interrogated on Friday. The court then adjourned the hearings, as one of the defense attorneys still needs to study the case materials.

The renowned martial artist Vyacheslav Datsik was again brought to the hearing in handcuffs and accompanied by special bailiff service units. He greeted the public gathered by the building with nationalist slogans.

As a professional fighter, Datsik was widely known as "Red Tarzan." He has been charged with robbery and committing arson in a church, offenses punishable by up to 10 years in prison.

Datsik was arrested in Russia in 2007 and accused of stealing mobile phones at shops in St. Petersburg. Psychiatrists declared him schizophrenic, absolving him of criminal liability for the robberies. He later escaped from the mental institution where he was being treated.

In September, Datsik was detained with a loaded handgun while seeking asylum in an Oslo immigration office. In late December, a Norwegian court sentenced him to eight months in jail for illegal possession of a weapon.

He was then deported to Russia for prosecution.

Datsik is reported to be a member of the Slavic Union ultranationalist movement, which is banned in Russia but reportedly has an office in Norway.