Bastrykin oversees extortion case from schoolboy in Yekaterinburg

The case of extortion from a schoolboy in Yekaterinburg was taken over by the head of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation Alexander Bastrykin.

In Yekaterinburg, a criminal case is being investigated on the fact of illegal actions against an 11-year-old boy. According to the investigation, high school students intimidated the child and extorted money from him. According to the press service of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation in the Sverdlovsk region, the case was initiated under Article 161 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (robbery).

The situation got publicity on social networks. The boy's mother expressed concern over the protracted investigation, the loss of important videos and pressure on the family. The publication drew the attention of the Chairman of the RF IC Alexander Bastrykin.

The head of the department instructed the acting head of the IC of Russia for the Sverdlovsk region Anatoly Nadbitov to report on the progress of the investigation and consider the arguments set out in the publication. The situation is under control in the central office of the Investigative Committee of Russia.

Earlier, MK-Ural wrote that students of school No. 170 in Yekaterinburg appealed to the director of the League of Safe Internet, a member of the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation Ekaterina Mizulina with a complaint about the actions of the administration of the educational institution. She reported this on social networks.