A Man Who Shot At A Riot Policeman In St. Petersburg Was Arrested For Two Months

St Petersburg, February 25 - Ria Novosti

The Kuibyshevsky District Court arrested Tigran Khachikyan, who wounded in the stomach with a gun from a gun near the Gostiny Dvor, for two months, the joint press service of the courts of St Petersburg reports.

"The Kuibyshevsky District Court satisfied the petition of the investigation to take a preventive measure in the form of detention against Tigran Khachikyan, who is accused of committing a crime under Article 317 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation," the press service of the courts reports It is specified that the term of arrest was chosen for 2 months.

It was reported that on Friday morning at the entrance to the Gostiny Dvor metro station in the center of St Petersburg, a man shot at an OMON officer.

The injured employee was hospitalized, the attacker was detained A criminal case was initiated under the article on encroachment on the life of a law enforcement officer.

As follows from the video distributed by the joint press service of the courts, during the identification in the courtroom, Khachikyan said that he had a higher military education, now he is a pensioner The investigation, asking for the arrest of the accused, indicated that all the persons involved in the crime have not yet been identified, and also that Khachikyan shares the views of the Artpodgotovka movement, banned in Russia *.

As was added to the GSUSK in St Petersburg, the man, in response to the lawful demands of the OMON officer to stop violating public order, fired at him at least two times from a hunting smooth-bore gun.

At the scene, two guns, a traumatic pistol and ammunition were seized According to the press service of the courts, Khachikyan partially admitted his guilt, he did not object to the choice of a preventive measure in the form of detention.

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