Former Minister of Tourism of the Nizhny Novgorod Region was arrested for three days for hooliganism
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- Former Minister of Tourism and Crafts of the Nizhny Novgorod Region Sergei Yakovlev was placed under administrative arrest for three days for petty hooliganism after demanding that football players be arrested for being drunk and using obscene language.
- After a media outcry, he resigned, which was accepted by the governor.
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Why It Matters
Sergei Yakovlev served as Minister of Tourism and Crafts of the Nizhny Novgorod Region before the incident at the station, where he demanded the arrest of football players who were drunk and using obscene language, citing his acquaintance with the governor and the leadership of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
Brief retelling from RIA II
Former Minister of Tourism and Crafts of the Nizhny Novgorod Region Sergei Yakovlev was placed under administrative arrest for three days for petty hooliganism.
Sergei Yakovlev demanded that the police arrest the football players, while he was allegedly drunk and used obscene language.
After a resonance in the media, Yakovlev resigned, and the governor accepted it.
NIZHNY NOVGOROD, October 5 - RIA Novosti. The former Minister of Tourism and Folk Crafts of the Nizhny Novgorod Region, Sergei Yakovlev, who at the station demanded that the police arrest the football players, was placed under administrative arrest for three days for petty hooliganism, RIA Novosti was told by the joint press service of the region’s courts of general jurisdiction.
“Administrative arrest for three days for petty hooliganism under Part 2 of Article 20.1 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation,” said the agency’s interlocutor, answering the question of what punishment the court chose for Yakovlev.
Earlier, a video was published on local Telegram channels in which the Minister of Tourism of the Nizhny Novgorod Region, Sergei Yakovlev, who is presumably drunk, demands that police officers detain certain football players, whom he, using obscene language, accuses of playing poorly. At the same time, Yakovlev “shows off” his personal acquaintance with the governor and the head of the Nizhny Novgorod main headquarters of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and several times calls himself a member of the regional government.
The publication caused a great resonance, after which Yakovlev resigned, and the governor accepted it.
Open Questions
- Were any specific charges brought against the players?
- What measures will be taken against Yakovlev after the end of the administrative arrest?
- Will there be an internal review of his behavior?
