Based on the results of the pre -investigative inspections, the investigating authorities of the Main Investigative Department of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation for the city of Moscow opened criminal cases on the grounds of crimes under Art. 318 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (the application of violence in relation to a representative of the authorities), Art. 167 of the Criminal Code (intentional destruction or damage to property) and Art. 213 of the Criminal Code (hooliganism).
According to the investigation, on January 23, 2021, aggressively tuned citizens participating in an unauthorized event in the center of Moscow, near the Sretensky Boulevard, in response to the legal requirements of law enforcement officers who carried out public order, struck an employee of the Russian Guard, threw him to the ground and continued to beat him. Unidentified persons against two law enforcement officers in the suppression of illegal actions were sprayed into the face of tear gas. In addition, during an unauthorized action on Pushkinskaya Square in the city of Moscow, one of the participants struck the riot police officer multiple blows to various parts of the body. Also, the participants in the action blocked a car moving along the color boulevard and, having performed hooligan actions, damaged it, and also sprayed tear gas into the driver’s face.
The investigation continues to study and analyze a large number of photos and videos of materials with fixed unlawful actions, as the result of which the actions of participants in the unauthorized action will be given an assessment. Currently, the investigation is conducting a set of investigative actions aimed at establishing all the circumstances of the incident and the detention of persons involved in their commission. At the same time, the investigation continues to conduct a number of pre -investigation inspections on the fact of participation in an unauthorized event in the city of Moscow.
According to the investigation, on January 23, 2021, aggressively tuned citizens participating in an unauthorized event in the center of Moscow, near the Sretensky Boulevard, in response to the legal requirements of law enforcement officers who carried out public order, struck an employee of the Russian Guard, threw him to the ground and continued to beat him. Unidentified persons against two law enforcement officers in the suppression of illegal actions were sprayed into the face of tear gas. In addition, during an unauthorized action on Pushkinskaya Square in the city of Moscow, one of the participants struck the riot police officer multiple blows to various parts of the body. Also, the participants in the action blocked a car moving along the color boulevard and, having performed hooligan actions, damaged it, and also sprayed tear gas into the driver’s face.
The investigation continues to study and analyze a large number of photos and videos of materials with fixed unlawful actions, as the result of which the actions of participants in the unauthorized action will be given an assessment. Currently, the investigation is conducting a set of investigative actions aimed at establishing all the circumstances of the incident and the detention of persons involved in their commission. At the same time, the investigation continues to conduct a number of pre -investigation inspections on the fact of participation in an unauthorized event in the city of Moscow.
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