In Lviv, a 23-year-old participant in the riots was detained, suspected of beating a police officer
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In Lviv, a 23-year-old man was detained who, during the riots on July 9, used a gas canister and beat the deputy head of the district police department. The injured law enforcement officer sustained head injuries.
In Lviv, within a day, a 23-year-old man who was an active participant in the riots on the night of July 9 was identified and detained. As reported by the Office of the Prosecutor General, he is suspected of beating a police officer, reports UNN.
Under the procedural guidance of the Frankivsk District Prosecutor's Office of the city of Lviv, one of the active participants in the riots that occurred on the night of July 9 on Chervonoi Kalyny Avenue was identified and detained.
Details
According to the investigation, during an attempt by police officers to stop illegal actions and stabilize the situation, the man, while committing hooligan acts, used a gas canister against police officers and also inflicted bodily injuries on the deputy head of one of the Lviv police district departments. As a result, the law enforcement officer sustained head injuries.
The attacker turned out to be a 23-year-old local resident. He was detained in accordance with Article 208 of the Criminal Procedure Code of Ukraine. The issue of notifying him of suspicion under Part 4 of Article 296, Part 2 of Article 345 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine and choosing a preventive measure is currently being decided.
Investigative actions are ongoing. Other persons involved in committing illegal acts are being identified.
Recall
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 an official vehicle of the TCC military personnel.
The incident occurred on July 8 in Lviv, in the Sykhiv district. A crowd tried to "free" a man from TCC employees under shouts of "shame" and began to beat the official TCC vehicle, which, according to local public reports, was overturned. The police and the local TCC stated that the conflict arose due to the detention of a military-liable man who was wanted.
The head of the Lviv OVA, Maksym Kozytskyi, reported at night that "an urgent meeting with law enforcement officers was held regarding the situation with the blocking of TCC 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 TCC 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, TCC, 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.