The key facts

  • A 21-year-old resident of Slyudyanka attacked a police officer who had stopped him for a gross traffic violation
  • The officer used a traumatic weapon; the attacker was detained
  • A criminal case has been opened

Attack on a police officer in Slyudyanka

A criminal case has been opened in Irkutsk Region against a 21-year-old resident of Slyudyanka who attacked a police officer. This was reported, citing the Telegram channel “112,” which published a video of the incident, by Gazeta.Ru.

Course of the incident

According to the Telegram channel “112”, a police officer noticed a car whose driver was grossly violating traffic rules and stopped it. The 21-year-old driver smelled of alcohol. When the officer said he would call traffic police inspectors to the scene, the driver became angry and attacked him. The officer used a traumatic weapon, after which the attacker was detained.

Context

Earlier, on November 1, the same outlet reported another similar case: a passerby who slashed a traffic police inspector in Moscow may have been under the influence of drugs. The two incidents are not connected, apart from the common theme of attacks on police officers.