[Russia] - St. Petersburg Court Jails Woman 10 Years for Military Office Arson Attack

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
A military court in St
Petersburg court on Friday sentenced a Russian woman to 10 years in prison for throwing a molotov cocktail at a military recruitment office
fire to the..
Military Commissariat of the City of St
Petersburg..
convinced Komaricheva to throw a Molotov cocktail at the emergency exit of the military recruitment office, causing damages of around 37,000
rubles ($41).A judge ruled that she must serve 10 years in a medium-security prison
Prosecutors had requested a 13-year prison sentence for the woman.According to the independent news outlet RusNews, Komaricheva fell victim
to phone scammers posing as law enforcement officials
military enlistment office where police officers eventually showed up and arrested her
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