The Crimean Department of the FSB opened a criminal case on the fact of undermining the power lines in the Kherson region of Ukraine, which led to a complete blackout of the Crimea, said Last news the Prosecutor of the Crimea Natalia Polonskaya.

"Examined and studied the materials of the Prosecutor's office, and accepted the conclusion of a Criminal case on the fact of sabotage on the part 2 article 281 of the Criminal code, punishable up to 20 years of punishment," said she.

The Crimea in the night of Sunday was completely de-energized because of the erosion in the South Ukraine transmission towers supplying electricity to the Peninsula. In the region introduced a state of emergency until full power is restored. Before the supporters of the blockade of the Crimea did not allow the repair to damaged poles, power lines, however on a Tuesday morning in "Ukrenergo" stated that he had begun to repair one of the transmission lines after receiving permission from the participants of the blockade.

review of the Crimean authorities, the energy blockade of the Peninsula are the leaders in Russia of unregistered organization " the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar people ", such as Mustafa Dzhemilev. Before he launched the food blockade of the Crimea and openly called for the cessation of its supply. Against him in Russia prosecuted criminal cases for 5 years denied entry to the Russian Federation in connection with the extremist statements.

sections: Politics