In Lviv, a man doused the city mayor, Andriy Sadovyi, with an unidentified liquid; police have identified the perpetrator, the Main Directorate of the National Police in the Lviv region reported on Friday, UNN writes.
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The incident occurred today, May 15, at around 10:40 AM on Rynok Square.
"A passerby ran up and suddenly doused the Lviv city mayor with an unidentified liquid," the police reported.
As indicated, an investigative-operational group and officers from other police services are working at the scene.
"The identity of the perpetrator has been established – he turned out to be a 46-year-old resident of Lviv," the police stated.
Criminal proceedings have been initiated under Part 1 of Article 296 (Hooliganism) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. The sanction of the article provides for punishment – a fine of one thousand to two thousand tax-free minimum incomes of citizens, or probationary supervision for a term of up to five years, or restriction of liberty for the same term.
The pre-trial investigation is ongoing, and urgent investigative actions are being conducted.