On Tuesday evening, when the police received information about the family conflict in Rēzekne and arrived at the scene, a man born in 1977, under the influence of alcohol, attacked the police officers with a kitchen knife, but he failed to injure the police officers.
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After the attack, the person was locked in an apartment, which also housed his ex-wife, with whom the man had a conflict. Taking into account all possible risks, the negotiator was involved in resolving the situation. The door was opened and the man was detained.
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A man is threatened with criminal liability in accordance with Section 269, Paragraph 1 of the Criminal Law for an attack on a representative of power or another public official in connection with the operation of his or her lawful service, as well as on an attack on a person It is punishable by up to five years’ imprisonment, temporary deprivation of liberty, forced labor or a fine.
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