The student who left part of Gorno-Altaisk without light faces 20 years in prison

The arsonist of the substation in Gorno-Altaisk, because of which part of the city was left without electricity, may receive up to 20 years in prison as part of a new criminal case on a terrorist attack, which was initiated against him, the Interior Ministry of the Russian Federation in the region reported.

Earlier, the head of the region, Andrei Turchak, reported that an unknown attacker set fire to the substation, which left part of Gorno-Altaisk without electricity.

"The investigator of the Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia in Gorno-Altaisk initiated a criminal case against a 20-year-old local resident suspected of committing a crime under part 3 of Article 30, paragraph "a" of part 2 of Article 205 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation "An attempt to commit a terrorist act by a group of persons by prior arrangement, which caused significant property damage," the report says.

Initially, the case was initiated under part 2 of Article 167 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (intentional damage to someone else's property, committed by arson, resulting in significant damage). Within the framework of the new case initiated under part 2 of Article 205, up to 20 years of imprisonment are envisaged.

"Currently, a preventive measure in the form of detention has been chosen against him. The Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Altai Republic urges citizens to be very attentive to all calls and messages, the content of which is the requirement to commit any illegal actions according to the instructions of the interlocutor. Remember that attacks on strategically important objects by the current legislation are qualified as sabotage or an act of terrorism. These are particularly serious crimes, for which punishment is provided up to 20 years in prison," the department notes.