In Minsk, a man staged a series of arson attacks in a hostel on the street. saltys

The prosecutor's office of the Partizan district sent a criminal case to the court against a 31-year-old resident of the capital, accused of especially malicious hooliganism and intentional destruction of property, the correspondent of the Minsk-Novosti agency reports.

In the evening of August 2, 2026, a man, being in a state of alcoholic and narcotic intoxication, set fires in a dormitory on the street. Soltys. From 17:00 to 22:00, he, using a lighter and a gasoline solvent, set fire to a garbage shaft, a tennis room door, and a New Year's wreath that hung on the block door. The fire damaged and destroyed the floor, ceiling and walls, door block, plinth, information plate, and wreath belonging to a woman living in the hostel.

The unlawful actions of the citizen caused property damage in the amount of more than 2,200 BYN, also created a danger to life and health of people. A criminal case was opened against the attacker.

- The accused has no criminal record, said Viktor Moiseenko, senior assistant prosecutor of the Partizan district. He was charged with intentional actions grossly violating public order and expressing clear disrespect for society, accompanied by the destruction and damage to someone else's property with the use of objects, the damaging effect of which is based on the use of combustible substances (particularly malicious hooliganism), as well as intentional destruction and damage to someone else's property committed in a generally dangerous way, that is, in crimes under Part 3 of Art. 339 of the Criminal Code and Part 2 of Art. 218 of the Criminal Code.

The citizen admitted guilt, repented of what he had done, but he could not explain the motives for the illegal actions. According to him, after the incident, he stopped using alcohol and drugs, got a job and pledged to fully compensate for the damage.

A preventive measure was applied to the accused in the form of a subscription not to leave and proper behavior.