In Crimea, a local resident was detained who, under threats, demanded money from a notary for allegedly financing the Armed Forces of Ukraine. This was reported by the official representative of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs Irina Vovk in her Telegram channel.
“Employees of the Criminal Investigation Department and the Center for Combating Extremism of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for the Republic of Crimea, together with colleagues from the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs in the city of Simferopol and employees of the regional FSB Directorate of Russia, detained a 43-year-old local resident who is suspected of extortion. According to preliminary data, the attacker, under the threat of violence, demanded funds allegedly to finance the Armed Forces of Ukraine from a female notary”,- the report says.
Security forces also conducted a search at the place of residence of the defendant and his parents, during which mobile phones, SIM cards, a large amount of funds in rubles and foreign currency, documents, as well as other items that were allegedly of evidentiary value were seized.
He is charged with Part 2 of Article 163 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation. A preventive measure in the form of detention was chosen for him.