The attack on the studio of director Uchitel was classified as hooliganism

The police opened a criminal case under Part 2 of Article 213 of the Criminal Code (hooliganism committed by a group of persons) following an attack on the studio of director Alexei Uchitel, Elmar Shakhirzaev, deputy head of the information and public relations department of the St. Petersburg Ministry of Internal Affairs, told RBC.

The suspects have not yet been found. Teacher’s lawyer Konstantin Dobrynin, in a conversation with RBC, expressed hope for “beautiful procedural work of the investigation.” “Thank God they opened a criminal case at all, well done,” he said.

On the night of August 31, unknown persons threw Molotov cocktails at the windows of the Lendok studio of Alexei Uchitel, located in an old wooden mansion. Lawyer Dobrynin believes that the organization “Christian State - Holy Rus'!” may be behind the attack.