In Grodno detained a woman and her friend for extortion from a local resident almost 15 thousand.

Law enforcement officers detained a woman and a man suspected of extorting money from a 31-year-old resident of Grodno. This was reported in the interior Ministry, writes sb.by.

The victim appealed to the 9th Directorate of GUBOPiK MIA in Grodno region. According to the agency, he was threatened with reprisal and demanded to pay for fictitious compromising materials.

- It is established that earlier the applicant became a defendant in a criminal case on tax evasion. His 40-year-old business partner and her 31-year-old friend found out. Accomplices began to intimidate Grodno with the presence of some compromising material that could allegedly aggravate his guilt in court. For non-disclosure of fictitious information, the defendants demanded money. The applicant twice handed them large sums — a total of almost 15 thousand rubles, — said the head of the 9th Department (Grodno region) GUBOPiK MIA Ivan Sakovich.

Having not received money from him in the future, the accomplices switched to open threats against the pregnant wife and mother, and at a personal meeting they applied physical violence to the victim.

Attackers were detained with the force support of the fighters of the special forces “Typhoon” of the internal troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The investigators opened a criminal case. Extortionists face up to 10 years in prison.

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