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MOSCOW, December 18 A criminal case was opened against a 19-year-old resident of the city of Likino-Dulevo, who hit a police officer in the face, reported the Main Investigative Directorate of the Investigative Committee of Russia for the Moscow region.
«The investigator of the investigative department for Orekhovo-Zuyevo of the Main Investigative Directorate of the Investigative Committee of Russia for the Moscow Region has opened a criminal case against a 19-year-old local resident. He is suspected of using violence against a police officer (part 1 of Article 318 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation «Use of violence against representative of the authorities» — ed.),» the message says.
According to the investigation, on December 18, the suspect, while intoxicated near a residential building in the city of Likino-Dulevo, Orekhovo-Zuevsky urban district, “hit a law enforcement officer in the face.” After this, the young man tried to escape from the place, but was detained.
It is clarified that during interrogation the suspect admitted guilt. In the near future, the man will be charged and a preventive measure will be chosen.
The department emphasized that for committing this crime, the suspect may face up to 5 years in prison.