Former Minister of Tourism of the Nizhny Novgorod Region Yakovlev admitted guilt in the incident at the station

Former Minister of Tourism of the Nizhny Novgorod Region Sergei Yakovlev in court explained the incident with the police and football players at the station by the intensity of passions and admitted his guilt, follows from a video published by the press service of the Kanavinsky District Court.

“Nine years of impeccable public service... such a moment occurred due to the great intensity of passions and excessive emotionality,” Yakovlev said in court, admitting guilt.

Earlier, the joint press service of the region's courts of general jurisdiction told RIA Novosti that ex-minister Yakovlev, who demanded the police to arrest the football players at the station, was placed under administrative arrest for 3 days for petty hooliganism.

As explained by the judge of the Kanavinsky District Court, Natalia Zolina, she considered it inappropriate to impose an administrative fine on Yakovlev, taking into account the information about his personality and the circumstances of the administrative offense committed.

“This type of punishment (fine – ed.) will not achieve the goal of restoring social justice, correcting the offender and preventing him from committing new illegal acts,” the judge said.

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.