Man accused of National Guard bus arson arrested in Moscow, faces life term
Vitaly Koltsov, a 45-year-old Moscow resident, was sent into a pre-trial detention centre in Russia’s capital. He is accused of attempted murder of a National Guard soldier by setting a police bus on fire, Koltsov’s defence attorney Alan Gamazov told Mediazona. Gamazov applied for a mild punishment, but Diana Mishchenko, the judge, denied. Koltsov is now facing a minimum term of 12 years in prison, but he might as well be sentenced for life.