SAMARA, July 29Sergei Okruzhko, who was arrested for organizing sabotage at the Kuibyshev refinery in Samara, confessed to planting three explosive devices, a correspondent from the courtroom reports. reported <…> to avoid casualties,» he said.
Earlier today, the court granted the petition of the investigation and placed Okruzhko in custody for two months, until September 28. According to the lawyer, the arrested person admitted his guilt, repented of his deed and cooperates with law enforcement agencies.
The person involved in the case was charged with committing a crime under Part 2 of Article 281 of the Criminal Code. He faces up to 20 years in prison.
The day before, Alexander Khinshtein, head of the State Duma Committee on Information Policy, reported on his Telegram channel that an explosion had occurred at the Kuibyshev oil refinery in Samara. As a result of the incident, no one was injured, there was no serious damage. The parliamentarian also clarified that the investigators opened a criminal case under the article on sabotage. According to him, the alleged organizer of the explosion was detained while trying to leave Russia.
The Kuibyshev Oil Refinery is one of the largest oil companies in the Samara region. The plant has been operating since 1945.