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| Polar bear cruelty case taken over by regional investigators in Russia | |
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| Regional investigators have taken over a criminal case against a Russian defence ministry contractor accused of tormenting a polar bear with an explosive, citing lack of progress by police. | Regional investigators have taken over a criminal case against a Russian defence ministry contractor accused of tormenting a polar bear with an explosive, citing lack of progress by police. |
| “In connection with the bureaucratic delays … this criminal case has been … passed to the investigative organs for further investigation,” the prosecutor general in the Chukotka region in Russia’s far north-east said. | “In connection with the bureaucratic delays … this criminal case has been … passed to the investigative organs for further investigation,” the prosecutor general in the Chukotka region in Russia’s far north-east said. |
| A criminal case was opened in December against Yevgeny Yugai over animal cruelty, which is punishable by a fine of up to 80,000 roubles (£770) or up to six months in jail. | A criminal case was opened in December against Yevgeny Yugai over animal cruelty, which is punishable by a fine of up to 80,000 roubles (£770) or up to six months in jail. |
| The Chukotka prosecutor general’s statement was in response to a report in local media that the case had been closed, which was denied by local authorities. | The Chukotka prosecutor general’s statement was in response to a report in local media that the case had been closed, which was denied by local authorities. |
| Related: The new cold war: drilling for oil and gas in the Arctic | Related: The new cold war: drilling for oil and gas in the Arctic |
| The polar bear, a protected animal in Russia, was injured by employees of a defence ministry contractor working on Wrangel Island in the Arctic Ocean. A video of the incident, which showed the bear covered in blood with its mouth ajar, crawling, somersaulting and writhing in agony, sparked a national outcry. | |
| “He ate an explosive, a firecracker,” the man filming the video says. “Why the fuck did we throw that?” he later says. | “He ate an explosive, a firecracker,” the man filming the video says. “Why the fuck did we throw that?” he later says. |
| FlashNord reported that Yugai, a chef, had given the bear an explosive charge along with food in November. | FlashNord reported that Yugai, a chef, had given the bear an explosive charge along with food in November. |
| Yugai told the site LifeNews that fellow employees threw some sort of explosive after the bear ran at him when he went outside for a smoke. He said he was receiving angry messages and threats on social media. | Yugai told the site LifeNews that fellow employees threw some sort of explosive after the bear ran at him when he went outside for a smoke. He said he was receiving angry messages and threats on social media. |
| The chef was fined 3,000 roubles (£30) in December for an administrative violation, FlashNord reported. | The chef was fined 3,000 roubles (£30) in December for an administrative violation, FlashNord reported. |
| Russia has been building up oil production and military bases in the Arctic as climate change melts sea ice. | Russia has been building up oil production and military bases in the Arctic as climate change melts sea ice. |