Continues to receive information about the incident with the North Korean fishing boat, engaged in illegal fishing in the exclusive economic zone of Russia. It is reported that when the border guards attempted to inspect the schooner, its crew put up serious resistance, as a result of which one of the servicemen of the Border Troops of the Russian Federation was wounded in the head.
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RIA News:
October 15 2016 in 05: 20 (October 14, 22.20 in Moscow) in the exclusive economic zone of the Russian Federation border guard ship PU FSB of Russia in the Primorsky Territory stopped for an inspection North Korean fishing vessel “Dae Yang 10” (flag in the DPRK, in the North Korean region, the flag of the DPRK, the route, the route, the flag, the flag of the DPRK, the route, the port, the port of the North Korean region, the flag of the North Korea , crew of 48 citizens of DPRK). An inspection team was landed on board.
The team of the North Korean ship refused to comply with the legal requirements of the Russian border guards and attacked the representatives of the inspection team. At this moment, the captain of the fishing schooner gave the order to leave the economic zone of the Russian Federation. At the same time he, apparently, was not particularly disturbed by the fact that there were Russian border guards on board.
From the report:
In 16.55 (10.55 Moscow time), while not obeying the legal requirements of border authority officials, the detained vessel began to leave the RF EEZ in the direction of the DPRK EEZ. At the same time, the North Korean team continued its aggressive actions, at the precautionary shooting from rifle
weapons did not react. In 19.30 (12.30 Moscow time), a border guard patrol ship from ship weapons carried out a warning fire to stop the offending vessel, despite which the ship continued to move in the direction of exit from the RF EEZ. In order to prevent the intruder from leaving the intruder with the officers of the FSB of Russia on it, the DPRK zone opened fire on the propeller-steering group of a large-caliber machine gun. The vessel lost its course and went to drift in 19.44 (12.44 Moscow time).
The FSB message on the Primorsky Territory states that as a result of the shelling of a North Korean ship, 9 people were injured, one of whom died some time later.
Investigation Department of the IC of the Russian Federation:
In connection with the use of violence against a border control officer of the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation in the Primorsky Territory, a procedural check is conducted on the grounds of a crime under Article 1 Art. 318 of the Criminal Code ("The use of violence that is not dangerous to life and health in relation to a representative of the authorities in connection with the performance of his official duties").
The vessel will tow in the direction of the Russian port. The DPRK consulate in Vladivostok was informed about the incident in the Sea of Japan.
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