In the city of Yagotin, Kyiv region, a local resident was detained, who, according to the investigation, is involved in abuse of state symbol. The attacker tore off the flag of Ukraine, crumpled the banner and threw it away.
This was reported in the press service of the police of the Kiev region. The attacker was informed of suspicion.
According to law enforcement officers, the other day in the city of Yagotin, an unknown person tore off the state flag of Ukraine, fixed on the facade of one of the stores.
" After which he defiantly crushed the panel in his hands and disappeared from the scene, ”the press service said.
The police quickly identified the attacker and detained him - he turned out to be a 37-year-old local resident. To a man on suspicion of desecration of a state symbol. For the crime, the man faces up to three years in prison.