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‘I’ll Shoot You All’: Police Officer Threatens to Fire On Protesters at Saratov Park

Summary by The Moscow Times
A senior-ranking police officer in the southern city of Saratov threatened to shoot residents for protesting against the construction of a school on the grounds of a local park. “If necessary, I’ll shoot you all,” the officer told protesters, according to a video shared by local media. “There’s a federal law that gives me the right to use physical force, including firearms.” Journalists identified the police officer as Lieutenant Colonel Gennady…

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Lieutenant-Colonel Gennady Boltyshev of the police threatened the defenders of the Saratov city park "The Children's Territory" with a gun...

A police officer in Saratov threatened to shoot people in the city who were protesting against the construction of a local square called "The Children's Territory" and the cutting of trees, and at the Ministry of Internal Affairs, they confirmed that an officer could use weapons in some cases, and details of the origin of the conflict were provided in RTVI material.

·Moscow, Russian Federation
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Mediazona broke the news in on Wednesday, August 13, 2025.
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