The Investigative Committee began an investigation because of a policeman who kicked a St. Petersburg woman in the stomach at a rally

The St. Petersburg Main Investigation Department began an investigation because of a police officer who kicked 55-year-old Margarita Yudina in the stomach at a rally on January 23. this . reports Team 29

According to human rights activists, the investigator interviewed eyewitnesses, obtained recordings from surveillance cameras and conducted a medical examination, which established that Yudina suffered minor injuries.

“Now all that’s left is to find the same Kolya who allegedly kicked Margarita on that ill-fated day. But as far as we know, the police refuse to cooperate with the investigation, hinder the progress of the pre-investigation check and do not say who this person is,” said Team 29 lawyer Evgeny Smirnov.

At the rally on January 23, Yudina asked one of the security officials why he detained the young man. In response, the policeman kicked her in the stomach, causing the woman to fall on her back and hit her head. Yudina ended up in intensive care. to her room Soon a policeman came with flowers. He apologized and explained his action as a “foggy visor.”

At the same time, in March, the Ministry of Internal Affairs responded to a request from human rights activists that they still had not found the policeman who hit Yudina.