Two SRI officers assaulted in restaurant in Zalău: suspect held for 24 hours
A 46-year-old man from Zalău was detained after physically assaulting two SRI officers in a restaurant. The criminal case is to be forwarded to the Prosecutor's Office attached to Zalău District Court.
Man from Zalău held after assaulting two SRI officers in restaurant
Two officers of the Romanian Intelligence Service were physically assaulted in a restaurant in Zalău municipality, Sălaj county, suffering injuries to the face and body. According to Gândul, the assailant was detained by police, and a criminal case was opened against him.
The incident occurred on 11 November, around 23:30, when a 46-year-old local man from Zalău entered into conflict with two 45-year-old men, both SRI officers and also from the municipality. Following contradictory discussions, the assailant allegedly struck them physically, causing them injuries to both the face and body.
"Through his conduct, the man would have disturbed public order and peace, causing a state of fear and indignation among the persons present inside the restaurant," states the official statement transmitted by the Sălaj County Police Inspectorate.
On 13 November, police officers from the Criminal Investigation Bureau within Zalău Municipality Police detained the suspect for 24 hours. He is being investigated for the offences of assault or other violence and disturbing public order and peace, according to the same statement from the Sălaj County Police Inspectorate.
The man is currently at the Sălaj Detention and Preventive Arrest Centre. He is to be presented to the prosecutor from the Prosecutor's Office attached to Zalău District Court, with a view to ordering any additional preventive measures.
Source: Gândul