CRIMINAL CASE OVER AN ARSON ATTACK ON THE VACCINATION POINT HAS BEEN INITIATED AGAINST A RESIDENT OF KHAKASSIA

In Khakassia, a man who allegedly set fire at a mobile vaccination station was arrested. He was drunk at the time of the incident.

The arson of a mobile vaccination station occurred in Abakan on the evening of July 29. The alleged culprit appeared on Pervomaiskaya Square near the government building, where the vaccination tent stood, with a transparent container in his hands. He began to spill the liquid around the tent from a bottle - it seemed to passers-by that the man was disinfecting it. However, then the suspect set fire to the tent - its walls have immediately burst.

A criminal case was initiated under Part 2 of Article 167 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation - intentional destruction or damage to property.

Now he arsonist faces up to 5 years in prison. The area of the fire was not too large - 0.5 sq. m, and the outer banner was damaged.

The suspect, born in 1984, was allegedly drunk. As reported by Novaya Khakasia media, the man said that he was against vaccination and threatened to set himself on fire. Firefighters arrived at the scene, but their services were not required - the tent burned out on its own.