A visitor from Kyrgyzstan scrawled on the memorial to Lincoln in Washington your name
Moscow. September 20. INTERFAX.RU — Washington detained the citizen of Kyrgyzstan who commits an act of vandalism against the memorial to US President Abraham Lincoln, said on Wednesday “Interfax” in the press service of the Kyrgyz Ministry of foreign Affairs.
“September 18 committing an act of vandalism at the memorial to US President Lincoln in Washington, was detained a citizen of Kyrgyzstan. According to the information received, he scratched with a coin on the pedestal of the memorial of his name,” said the spokesman.
JUST IN: The Lincoln Memorial has been vandalized again, and this time the vandal was caught in the act, police say https://t.co/elbKbwIfZq
— NBCWashington (@nbcwashington) September 19, 2017
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According to him, at the police station in Washington confirmed that the Kyrgyz citizen was detained on a charge of committing an act of vandalism. “The next day the detainee was released with instructions to appear for trial, scheduled for early October,” — said the Agency interlocutor.
“The cost of the damage established by the court, totaled $2 million,” he said.
He is accused of using #AbrahamLincoln’s #penny to deface the #LincolnMemorial. @ABC7News at 4/6 pic.twitter.com/kVfyt9F62j
— Tim Barber (@ABC7TimBarber) 19 Sep 2017
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The spokesman added that the Embassy of Kyrgyzstan in Washington contacted the citizen of the Republic to provide the necessary legal assistance. “He confirmed the incident and remorseful,” — said the Agency interlocutor.