A Dutch national has reportedly been arrested in Moscow for hitting a police officer after a dispute over a traffic sign.
Russian media have named the man as 64-year-old Harry van Wurden or Voorden, who is said to have hit the officer near a metro station in the heart of Moscow. According to local reports, Van W tripped over a plastic traffic sign and then kicked it in anger. When spoken to by a police officer he lashed out, hitting him.
The Russian authorities have reportedly started a criminal investigation. The βuse of violence against a government official,β is punishable by up to five years in prison.
An American national has been in custody in Moscow since August for also hitting a police officer following an incident at a hotel.