The prosecutor's office deals with cutting down on the territory of the Simferopol forestry

CrimeaPRESS reports:

The Simferopol interdistrict environmental prosecutor’s office, in the course of checking the implementation of legislation on nature protection, revealed the fact of illegal cutting of green spaces in the territory of the Perevalnensky district forestry.

During the survey of the territory, illegal felling 40 of damp-growing trees of various species was established. According to preliminary estimates, the damage caused to the environment is more than 1.5 million rubles. The materials of the prosecutor’s check were sent to the investigating authorities to resolve the issue of criminal prosecution. Based on the results of their consideration, a criminal case was initiated on the grounds of a crime under Part 3 of Art. 260 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (illegal felling of trees, shrubs, committed on an especially large scale) , — told the prosecutor’s office.

The investigation of the criminal case is supervised.