Two residents of Primorye were sentenced to 8 and 8.5 years for setting fire to relay cabinets

Two residents of Primorye were sentenced to 8 and 8.5 years in prison for setting fire to relay cabinets on the railway in Primorye for payment, as minors, the Pacific Fleet Military Court reports.

In August, the Far Eastern Transport Prosecutor's Office RIA Novosti reported that two teenagers in Primorye would appear in court on charges of setting fire to eight relay cabinets on the Far Eastern Railway. The curator paid them 260 thousand rubles, they cashed it out through virtual cryptocurrency accounts. Damage resulting from damage to railway property exceeded 770 thousand rubles, noted the DVTP.

“Due to the commission of crimes by the convicts before they reached the age of eighteen, the court sentenced them to a total of crimes in the form of imprisonment for a period of 8 years 6 months and 8 years in a general regime correctional colony,” the statement says.