The investigating bodies of West Siberian Transport Investigations Directorate of the Russia’s Investigative Committee have charged Alexander Zuychenko with the crime under part 1 of article 119 of the RF Penal Code (threat to kill).
According to investigators on 15 December 2013, about 07:45 PM, local time, aboard Boeing-737 of Globus airlines traveling from Krasnoyarsk to Moscow drunk Tretyakov during a conflict with a flight attendant hit him on his head. A passenger tried to stand up for the flight attendant. But Tretyakov’s friend Zuychenko grabbed the young man by his arm and threatened to kill him. Because of this incident the pilot of the plane decided to make a forced landing at the Tolmachovo airport in the city of Novosibirsk.
Investigation is ongoing.
In addition, today court has ruled to place Tretyakov accused of hooliganism (paragraph “a” of part 1 of article 213 of the RF Penal Code) in custody as a pre-trial restraining measure.
Over the past years the incidents when drunken passengers behave aggressively aboard the planes and at the airports have become more frequent. Moreover by their wicked and illegal actions the so called air rowdies pose real threat to health and safety of other passengers. Such actions must not go unpunished. But the practice shows that people who commit similar crimes in the air often get away with administrative punishment. This is why the Investigative Committee set forth an offer to make the punishment for such actions aboard the plane tougher.
It should be noted, for example, that very recently the jury have found Sergey Kabalov guilty of attempted hijacking of a plane and inflicting slight injuries to a flight attendant aboard the plane of Kogalymavia airlines flying from Moscow to Hurgada. A verdict will be passed soon.
Head of Media Relations V.I. Markin
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