A court in Novosibirsk ordered pre-trial detention for a 74-year-old woman after she allegedly set fire to a military registration and enlistment office. The decision was announced by the press service of the Dzerzhinsky district court of the city.
The woman is to remain in custody for two months as investigators build the criminal case against her. The proceeding is expected to continue with formal hearings, and the defendant will stay in custody until January 17. Authorities describe the incident as an unlawful act committed at a military enlistment office.
The event occurred a few days prior to the court’s ruling. Law enforcement reported that the elderly woman approached the entrance of the military commissariat and tossed a Molotov cocktail inside the building, causing a fire that was subsequently extinguished by responding security forces.
Preliminary information indicates that the motive under consideration involves a dispute over property. It is alleged that the woman had transferred her apartment to others she believed were fraudsters who had taken possession of the living space. According to investigators, those individuals may have had some presence at the enlistment office, and the woman is said to have aimed to retaliate for the alleged deception by initiating the arson.
A separate note mentions an earlier incident near Kaliningrad in which an individual traveled to a military registration and enlistment office and prepared a report for supervisors. Law enforcement continues to review all related events to determine connections and implications for security at enlistment offices across the region. Attribution: press service of the Dzerzhinsky district court in Novosibirsk.