"In hot pursuit, an attacker was detained who attacked traffic police officers on Senate Square," RIA Novosti reports from the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
He was detained at about 2 am near his place of residence.
“He works as an IT specialist for a commercial firm.
On the afternoon of January 23, a man jumped onto a tow truck, and when one of the traffic police inspectors tried to remove him from there, he hit a policeman.
While trying to arrest the attacker hit another police officer and fled.
Both police officers required medical assistance, ”the department said.
On January 23, investigators opened a criminal case into the assault on police officers during an uncoordinated rally in St. Petersburg.
Also, investigators in Vladivostok opened two criminal cases on the use of violence against a government official at an uncoordinated rally.
In addition, criminal cases were initiated in Moscow due to illegal actions and violence against law enforcement officers.