Arrested on Sri Lanka for collecting beetles Employee of the Rostov Zoo Alexander Ignatenko fell into the hospital. This was announced by the vice-president of the Russian division of the International Committee for the Protection of Human Rights Ivan Melnikov, “Interfax” reports.
According to him, the Russian was in the medical institution due to the fact that he “aggravated the ulcer of the stomach, which he received in the Lankan prison.” “There is a risk that he will soon have to be issued, without receiving the necessary assistance in connection with the lack of money for treatment,” said Melnikov.
he added that the state of ignitenko is considered to be average. At the same time, the trials in the case of illegally collecting beetles continue: they are not transferred, even though the hospitalized Russian should be present on them.
In December 2020, Ignatenko and two more Russians were charged with 301 points – for each insect, which they allegedly tried to take out abroad. Russian citizens indicate that they were not going to do this.
Three Russians were detained at the beginning of the 2020. Ignatenko took into custody when he was allegedly collected and killed the beetles at the local National Park. He himself insists that he found the dead insects on the highway and forgot to lay out of his pocket, and this situation is the method of Ceylon authorities to extort money from foreigners. A man faces a fine of up to 3 million rubles or 40 years in prison.