Riot Policeman Charged Over Moscow Protest Beating

A riot police officer has been charged with beating a protester during an anti-Putin rally in Moscow last week, a senior police official said on Friday. The policeman, whose name was not given, is accused of abusing his position, Investigative Committee spokesman Vladimir Markin told RIA Novosti. The Committee acted after pledging on Thursday to "study " video footage which shows the helmeted officer kicking the woman in the stomach as she was being dragged along the street during the May 6th "March of Millions" rally on the eve of Vladimir Putin's presidential inauguration. The clip, posted on video sharing site YouTube, has sparked outrage in the independent media and blogosphere. More than 400 people were detained and dozens injured in the worst violence in the city since anti-Putin protests began in December.

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