In Pereslavl-Zalessky, police beat an Armenian

In September 2009, in Pereslavl-Zalessky (Yaroslavl region), two policemen severely beat an Armenian.

The Armenian hit a passer-by with his shoulder, and he called for help his acquaintances - 23-year-old policeman-driver Alexei Bakulin and 22-year-old private security officer Vsevolod Degtyarev. The policemen said that "a Caucasian, unlike the native Yaroslavl, should not walk down the street late at night ," and began to beat the man. They also took away the victim's mobile phone.

The Pereslavl Interdistrict Investigation Department initiated a criminal case under Art. 286 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (abuse of power) and Art. 112 (intentional infliction of moderate bodily harm). The case has been taken to court.

Sources

• The police beat the migrant worker // Hometown. 2009. December 16.