Suspects of desecrating graves at the Kirov Cemetery were detained in the Leningrad Region

On the evening of April 14, police detained suspects of committing an act of vandalism at the Kirov cemetery (Kirov district of the Leningrad region), IA REGNUM reports . According to investigators, young people (two born in 1988 and one born in 1990) broke crosses and poured paint over the tombstone. A case was initiated under Part 2 of Art. 214 ("Vandalism") of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation.

Sources

• Three vandals desecrated the graves at the Kirov cemetery (Leningrad region) // IA REGNUM. 2007. April 16.