Neo-Nazi arsonist sentenced in Oryol

On January 21, 2013, the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation for the Oryol Region announced that a 20-year-old far-right activist had been sentenced.

He was found guilty under Part 3 of Art. 30, part 1, art. 223 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (attempt to illegally manufacture weapons), paragraph “a” part 1 of Art. 213 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (hooliganism), part 3 of Art. 30, part 2, art. 167 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (attempt to destroy or damage property).

Recall that the attacker on March 6, 2012, using a Molotov cocktail, set fire to a police station in the Northern district of the city of Orel. On March 7, 2012, a suspect was detained - a 20-year-old local resident who adhered far right ideology.

The court sentenced the young man to 2 years and 6 months in prison to be served in a colony-settlement.

Sources

• A resident of the city of Orel was convicted of arson at a police station // Official site of the Investigative Committee of the RF Investigative Committee for the Oryol Region. 2012. January 21.