In Vladivostok, a suspect was arrested for attacking a riot policeman during a rally in support of Navalny

A court in Vladivostok arrested a suspect in an attack on a riot policeman during a rally in support of politician Alexei Navalny. this with reference to the regional department of the Investigative Committee. reports RIA Novosti

The news agency did not specify the name of the arrested person or the name of the court. Mediazona was unable to find information about the case on court websites.

After the rally in Vladivostok, the Investigative Committee opened two criminal cases on the use of violence against law enforcement officers (Article 318 of the Criminal Code).

According to investigators, one of the suspects on the roadway grabbed a National Guard officer by the neck, tried to throw him to the ground and hit him at least twice in the head and body area. The man was detained.

The second suspect was wearing a mask, the release said. He hit a police officer at least three times and another police inspector at least twice, the investigation claims. The man “escaped from the hands of the police officers who were detaining him and disappeared into the crowd,” the Investigative Committee noted. on the police website . was published A message about his search

After the action in Vladivostok, “Apology of Protest” reported that a case had been opened regarding the threat to the operation of transport (Article 267.1 of the Criminal Code). On January 25, the police announced the initiation of a case for blocking roads (Article 267 of the Criminal Code).