In the Leningrad region, a case was opened regarding the illegal use of a stun gun on a police detainee
In the Podporozhsky district of the Leningrad region, a policeman was suspected of exceeding his official powers with the use of violence (part 3 of article 286 of the Criminal Code), reports the regional department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The case was opened by the Investigative Committee. According to preliminary information, on August 5, 2015, a police officer, while in a cell at the duty station, unreasonably used a stun gun on a person detained for an administrative offense.