The key facts

  • The court sentenced a Crimea resident to 15 years: the first three years in prison, the rest in a strict-regime penal colony
  • The arson of the relay cabinets was committed in March of last year in the village of Perovo in exchange for a promised monetary reward
  • The damage to FSUE 'Crimean Railway' amounted to more than 2.4 million rubles

Verdict in the railway arson case

The Southern District Military Court in Crimea has sentenced a local resident to 15 years of imprisonment in a criminal case of terrorism on the railway. This was reported by the Southern Transport Prosecutor's Office, whose statement was cited by Gazeta.Ru.

Circumstances of the case

According to the prosecutor's office, in March of last year the defendant, together with an acquaintance — criminal proceedings against whom were dropped due to his death — set fire to relay cabinets that control traffic signals in the village of Perovo in the Simferopol district, in exchange for a promised monetary reward. The perpetrators sent a video recording of the act to their handler. As a result, the Federal State Unitary Enterprise 'Crimean Railway' suffered damage exceeding 2.4 million rubles.

The sentence imposed

Taking into account the prosecutor's office's position, the court sentenced the man to 15 years of imprisonment: he will spend the first three years in prison and the remainder of the term in a strict-regime penal colony. After release, he will be subject to movement restrictions for a year and a half. Gazeta.Ru also recalls a similar case reported earlier: in Krasnoyarsk Krai, two local residents were convicted of sabotage on the railway.