SK opened a case after the threat of a passenger to seize the plane in Volgograd

Investigators opened a criminal case against a man who threatened to seize the plane before flying from Volgograd to Moscow. This was reported by the Western Interregional Investigation Department for Transport of the Investigative Committee of Russia.

According to investigators, a 40-year-old man on board a plane preparing for departure at Volgograd International Airport repeatedly expressed his intention to seize the aircraft.

The actions of the man qualified under Part 3 of Article 207 of the Criminal Code (knowingly false report of an act of terrorism, the maximum punishment is eight years in prison). Investigators conduct an investigation and establish all the circumstances of the incident.

They said that the case was opened on the basis of information received in the media.

On November 15, the official representative of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia Irina Volk said that a 42-year-old resident of the Moscow region was detained at the Volgograd airport, who threatened to seize the plane before flying to Moscow. According to police, the man had external signs of intoxication, but he refused a medical examination.

After the arrest, the cynologists examined the aircraft, but found no dangerous items. In respect of the passenger, administrative protocols were drawn up under Part 1 of Article 19.3 and Part 1 of Article 6.9 of the Administrative Code. The court ordered him six days of administrative detention.