( CNN ) -- A man suspected of killing a migrant from Kyrgyzstan and leading recent riots that drew thousands in Moscow has been arrested , state media reported . Ilya Kubrakov and three other rioters were arrested on Friday , a Moscow court announced , according to the Russian state-run news agency RIA Novosti . Kubrakov could face life in prison for the stabbing death of the Kyrgyz migrant in southern Moscow , whose body was found on Sunday , RIA Novosti said . On December 11 , about 5,000 nationalists and `` football hooligans '' clashed with Moscow police as an unsanctioned nationalist-tinged mass memorial for a fellow supporter turned violent , according to state media . The fans were protesting alleged police negligence over the death of Yegor Sviridov , 28 , who was killed in a fight with migrants from Russia 's North Caucasus region , according to RIA Novosti . The confrontations took place in Manezh Square , outside the Kremlin , and led to the arrests of 65 Spartak Moscow fans for `` disobedience , '' Moscow police spokesman Viktor Biryukov said last weekend , according to the official Russian news agency Itar-Tass . The head of the Spartak Moscow fan club has told RIA Novosti that the showdown had nothing to do with sports but instead was rooted in problems in Russian society . More disturbances followed on Wednesday , when ethnic Russians and internal migrants met for a confrontation in Moscow , and other riots have also taken place in St. Petersburg and other Russian cities , RIA Novosti said . According to the news agency , Russian President Dmitry Medvedev blamed the rash of race-hate violence on investigators who released suspects in Sviridov 's death . Medvedev called on authorities to take measures to punish those responsible for the crime , RIA Novosti said . CNN 's Mila Sanina contributed to this report .
State media reports `` race-hate '' violence has erupted in St. Petersburg and St. Petersburg . About 5,000 the Spartak Moscow supporters clashed with police 28 . They were protesting alleged police negligence over the death of Viktor Biryukov , 28 . Sviridov was reportedly killed in a fight with migrants from Russia 's Russia region .