“Such fierce resistance to law enforcement officers is caused by the fact that for such violations, according to our laws, the confiscation of the vessel is threatened. As you know, in North Korea it is the property of the state. In this connection, upon arrival, North Korean citizens are liable, according to their law, for the loss of property, ”said Vladimir Krasnov, head of the inquiry department of the Russian Federal Security Service’s Border Guard Directorate for Primorye, according to their law.
Earlier, investigators interrogated all military personnel who participated in the verification and detention of fishing North Korean schooners on the day of the incident.
On September 17, four servicemen were injured in an attack by North Korean poachers on Russian border guards. They are currently being hospitalized in Vladivostok, their condition is assessed as stable.