Фото: Генпрокуратура
The Investigative Committee has completed its investigation into the incident in which a police officer was injured in Byerazino.
In November last year, it was reported that a man had stabbed a police officer several times and fled into a wooded area. He was found the following day. The man again attempted to resist. At the time, it was reported that the police patrol had responded to a call and “noticed a person on the street matching the description of a suspect”.
According to today’s press release from the Investigative Committee, the police unit had been dispatched specifically to detain that 47-year-old man.
“On the eve of the incident, the defendant left an insulting ‘message’ addressed to law enforcement officers on the porch of the Byerazino District Department of Internal Affairs building.
After establishing the identity of the offender, a police unit was dispatched to bring him to the internal affairs department. While resisting detention, the man displayed extreme aggression and suddenly attacked a police officer with a knife, after which he fled into a nearby forest area”, the statement said.
The injured officer was taken to hospital, where he required prolonged treatment.
The suspect was found the following day. He again resisted and attempted to attack police officers with a knife, after which they used firearms.
“During the preliminary investigation, it was established that over a long period the resident of Byerazino had posted materials of an extremist nature on his social media page, thereby undermining the authority of state institutions and discrediting law enforcement officers.
Information was obtained that over the past 20 years the man had not been officially employed and had only received state benefits for caring for a relative”, the statement said.
The defendant remains in custody.