Police Release Video of City Official Detonating Multiple Grenades During City Council Meeting
Small-town government can often bring people into heated, violent exchanges that turn the process of democracy into emotional, angry and occasionally profane moments. But the worst vituperative tangle at a town council…
Small-town government can often bring people into heated, violent exchanges that turn the process of democracy into emotional, angry and occasionally profane moments.
But the worst vituperative tangle at a town council or school board pales beside what took place in the Keretsky Village Council in Ukraine’s Western Zakarpattia region on Friday.
This is not a big city. Keretsky has about 4,000 people and is near the Hungarian border, according to the BBC.
On Friday, village officials were discussing the topic of raises for village leaders.
As the hot-button topic was being discussed, video posted to social media showed Deputy Serhiy Batryn, a member of Ukraine’s parliament, entering.
“May I speak?” he said, according to the New York Post. But he didn’t say a word on the topic.
Instead, he reached into the pockets of his coat and very deliberately tossed three hand grenades to the floor of the crowded meeting room.