Friday, November 27, 2009

Official Suggests Self-Defense against Police Brutality

Russia’s top police official, Minister of the Interior Rashid Nurgaliev, commenting on recent police brutality scandals, stated that an innocent civilian attacked by the police without provocation has the right to hit back. Criminal defense attorneys stated that the suggestion is not helpful in light of laws against using force against police officers.
http://www.kommersant.ru/doc.aspx?DocsID=1281511

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