V. D, Elshin, Russian shroff who recently smashed {wo east-iron Soviet emblems of the local USSR, Consulate-General, was sentenced to tone year's imprisonment In the Second Branch Kiangsu High Court on Friday afternoon on the cha-ge of malicious "damage and insulting a fevo'en ott, The prisoner Was further ordered to pay $1 to the Soviet consular authorities for the damage he hnd done to the Soviet property.
The shroff was arrested by a Chinese constable of the Hongkew Police Station aiter he smashed the Soviet emblems with g hammer. He admitted the offence at both the police station and in court and declared he had been unemployed in China for number of years and that it was due to the pressure of the USSR. Government. 'The' hammer, with which hho had smashed the Soviet emblem was borrowed from g Chinese pa by, the accused told the court.
A tow weeks after Elshin's arrest, another Russian, D. P. Listzofl, une employed, was arrested by police for throwing stones ut the Soviet emblem of the Consulate-General, Listzoft said he was sympathetic with Elshin, He will appear in court assam next Tuesday.
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