Man arrested after tearing Russian flag off police building

In the Nizhny Novgorod region, a man was detained for tearing the flag of Russia from the police building

In the Pavlovsky district of the Nizhny Novgorod region, a man was detained after he tore off the Russian flag from the police building. This was reported in the press service of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation for the region.

The incident happened on April 3rd. The identity of the man was established, he turned out to be a resident of the city of Vorsma, Pavlovsky district, born in 1988, he had previously been convicted.

The man was detained under an administrative article on disobedience to the lawful order of a police officer. Materials were also collected under Article 329 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation on desecration of the state flag, they were sent to the supervisory authorities. According to her, he faces one year in prison.

In addition, a man can be brought under a criminal article on hooliganism.