A driver for Russian Emergencies Minister Sergei Shoigu, who threatened to shoot a motorist in the head on the Moscow Ring Road, has been fired for his misconduct, ministry's spokesperson announced. A video posted on YouTube shows Shoigu’s black Mercedes using a flashing blue light to move through a traffic jam on the Moscow beltway. The ministry says Shoigu was not in the car at the time. The Mercedes was trying to pass a car driven by a member of the Blue Buckets organization, a grass roots protest group which campaigns against the improper use of flashing lights by officials. When the motorist refused to clear the way for Shoigu's car, the driver snarled through a loud speaker: "You moron, do you want me to shoot you in the head?" There has been mounting concern over Russian officials' abuse of flashing blue lights, known as migalki, following a number of high-profile road accidents involving VIP vehicles.
http://en.rian.ru/russia/20110516/164054911.html
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