Law enforcement officers have identified the man suspected of attacking a police officer who was maintaining public order during clashes with a crowd and the TCR in Lviv, the National Police clarified on Thursday, updating their previous statement about the detention, reports UNN.
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According to the report, investigators of the National Police are investigating an attack on a police officer who was maintaining public order during the incident.
"Police have identified the attacker. The National Police has opened criminal proceedings under Part 2 of Article 345 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (threat or violence against a law enforcement officer). Investigative actions are ongoing," the National Police clarified.
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The National Police and the Security Service of Ukraine are conducting pre-trial investigations into the events in Lviv, where a crowd blocked, damaged, and overturned a service vehicle of the military TCR after the detention of a conscript who was wanted.
The incident occurred on July 8 in Lviv, in the Sykhiv district. A crowd attempted to "free" the man from TCR workers amid shouts of "shame" and began beating the TCR service vehicle, which, according to local public reports, was overturned. The police and the local TCR stated that the conflict arose from the detention of a conscript who was wanted.
The head of the Lviv Regional Military Administration, Maksym Kozytskyi, reported at night that "an urgent meeting was held with law enforcement officers regarding the situation with the blocking of TCR vehicles in Sykhiv."
The head of the Presidential Office, former head of the GUR of the Ministry of Defense, Kyrylo Budanov, reacted to the conflict involving the crowd and TCR representatives in Lviv, stating that he expects a "fair" response from law enforcement agencies.
About 200 civilians took part in the clashes involving the crowd, TCR, and police in Lviv, reported the Office of the Prosecutor General, stating that an investigation has been launched into the incident involving military personnel, police, and civilians.