Suspect of committing an act of vandalism was arrested in Tolyatti

In February 2015, in the city of Tolyatti, Samara Region, he was detained suspected of committing an act of neo-Nazi vandalism.

It turned out to be 20-year-old local resident Alexander Ivanov, who is accused of painting the monument to Vladimir Lenin on February 20 xenophobic inscriptions and Nazi symbols.

It is reported that " according to the investigation, Ivanov was a supporter of the international right-wing extremist organizations whose members commit similar crimes on the territory of the Russian Federation. In addition, they took part in the events in Ukraine "

The court arrested the young man for 1 month.

In addition, the young man is suspected of leaving the military unit without permission while serving in the army and is, in connection with this, a defendant in another criminal case.

Sources

• An extremist who painted a monument to Lenin was arrested in Togliatti // Interfax. 2015. February 27.