A foreigner was arrested in St. Petersburg, who was detained at the military enlistment office with gasoline

The court in St. Petersburg arrested the citizen of Uzbekistan Davronbek Yuldoshev until October 9 in the criminal case of an attempt to commit a terrorist attack by an organized group. He was detained near the military enlistment office with a bottle of gasoline.

According to the investigation, Yuldoshev wanted to set fire to the military enlistment office on Bolshoi Monetnoi Street on the night of August 11, but was detained. Yuldoshev could not explain what he was doing at the military enlistment office. A protocol was drawn up on a citizen of Uzbekistan for violation of migration legislation.

Later, a criminal case was initiated against Yuldoshev. Charges have not yet been filed. The defense insisted on a milder measure of suppression.

• In recent weeks, there have been at least 30 attempts to set fire to military enlistment centers in Russia, Meduza calculated. In most cases, this was done by people over 50 years of age who, during their detention, said that they were forced to do so by phone fraudsters. According to “Verstka”, military enlistment offices often tried to set women on fire. Since July 31, there have been at least four attempts to set fire to the military enlistment office in St. Petersburg and the Leningrad region.
• None of the fires led to serious damage inside the building and did not start a fire. Doors and windows were mostly burned, Mediazona wrote. According to the publication on August 2, seven people are accused of intentional destruction of property. They face up to five years in prison. Two people are accused of hooliganism. The maximum penalty for this article is eight years in prison. Two more people are accused of committing a terrorist attack. They face up to 20 years in prison.

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