Debrecen man arrested over comment threatening explosion – faces up to 3 years imprisonment
A 55-year-old man from Debrecen was arrested at his home after making threatening comments about an explosion in relation to a battery factory. He made a confessional statement and expressed remorse for his actions.
55-year-old Debrecen man wrote threatening comment out of fear from battery factory
On Friday morning, the Hajdú-Bihar County Police reported that their Debrecen colleagues had arrested a 55-year-old man at his own home after he made threatening comments about an explosion in a post published on social media. According to 24.hu, the police attached a video of the arrest to the published post and stated that the man had not commented from his own profile; nonetheless, they were able to identify him quickly and went to his address.
During the interrogation, the suspect made a confessional statement and attributed the comment to sudden passion.
ATV managed to get in touch with the man, who gave a more detailed statement about the case. According to him, the comment was related to the local battery factory.
"Battery factory, how they pollute the water and it comes here too. I was very, very scared of that" – said the man, adding that he had not actually wanted to blow anyone up and had no intention of threatening any specific person.
"No one else, no one else… I am very sorry that I wrote that" – he added.
According to a lawyer who spoke to the channel, the case could have serious consequences: the charge of threatening public safety can in principle be punished with three years' imprisonment.
Source: 24.hu