"Underage for criminal responsibility": The 10- and 11-year-old children who extinguished the Eternal Flame in Norilsk will not face trial.

The head of the Krasnoyarsk Investigative Committee announced the termination of the criminal case against the children. Alexey Eremin during the press conference. About this пишет publication "Prospect of Peace".  

"At that time, the case was opened based on the facts, and the individuals were identified during the criminal investigation. It was determined that they had not reached the age of criminal responsibility." — Eremin explained. 

His colleague is the prosecutor of the Krasnoyarsk Territory Roman Tyutyunik He added that at the time of the incident, the boys and their classmates were laying flowers at the memorial. 

"We paid tribute and honored the memory enshrined in the Eternal Flame. It's the Eternal Flame, after all, and now they're starting—thank God, at least not to celebrate—to throw snowballs at it. It seems to me [the Eternal Flame is] the holy of holies... Why shove anything into the Eternal Flame? It's our memory. Thank God they haven't reached that age yet—they can still be raised without facing criminal charges." — noted Tyutyunik.

Let us recall that at the end of November Norilsk  Two boys, aged 10 and 11, threw snowballs at the Eternal Flame out of curiosity to see if it would go out. The boys were found. They and their parents were given a preventative talk. But then the head of the Russian Investigative Committee Alexander Bastrykin ordered the initiation of a criminal case due to the "illegal actions" of the children. 

People are concerned about this development of the situation. outraged: “It’s clear that these kids are ill-mannered… But a criminal case is too *** [too much].”Many people remembered the case. Adam Kadyrov, who was not charged with beating Nikita Zhuravel due to being a minor.