Medvedev Calls Investigators "Jerks"

Russian Prime Minister Dnmitry Medvedev let his guard down after an interview with five Russian television stations when he failed to realise the cameras were still rolling. When one of the five journalists who interviewed him complained about federal investigators in an anti-opposition case arriving to search the home of a witness in an inquiry early in the morning, Medvedev told the journalist not to worry before stepping out of shot. But his microphone was still switched on when he said casually: "They are just jerks [kozly], so they come at eight in the morning. It's just their set of habits. I know many people who work in the police. They think if they come at seven in the morning they will get everything in the world."  This comment resulted in a scandal. In response Investigation Committee spokesman Vladimir Markin stated: "It was very strange to hear the comments not only insulting Investigation Committee officers but also undermining the authority of all law-enforcing bodies of the country." Later both Medvedev's and Markin's statements were removed from official sites.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/vladimir-putin/9731278/Dmitry-Medvedev-muses-on-aliens-and-Vladimir-Putins-lateness.html
http://lenta.ru/news/2012/12/07/kozly/
http://lenta.ru/news/2012/12/08/sledcom/
http://lenta.ru/news/2012/12/08/sledcom1/

http://youtu.be/5hoiugMUCJg (video)