It has become known about the measures that were taken against the head of the Department of Internal Affairs from the city of Korkino.
It was decided to remove the head of the department from office in connection with a high-profile incident in the locality under his jurisdiction.
This information was confirmed by the head of the Chelyabinsk Region Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Sergei Kosmachev, during a meeting organized with residents of the city of Korkino in the Chelyabinsk Region.
As RIA Novosti reports, the official confirmed the fact that the police colonel who held this position, Vladimir Dyakin, had been suspended from service.
An official investigation will also be conducted into the incident.
Chronicle of events in Korkino
Public unrest in the Chelyabinsk region began after the body of a 40-year-old female taxi driver was found in a car on the evening of October 23.
It was established that she was driving a 17-year-old man to the address he had indicated, but during the drive a conflict occurred and the suspect attacked her with a knife.
After people learned about what had happened, unrest began in the city. The public demanded that the culprit be punished to the fullest extent of the law.
People gathered at the home of the head of the local Roma diaspora, after which shots were fired. Two people were injured in the incident.
