Russia: Police Captain Arrested in Crackdown on Corruption
The New Times by Glenn Kates - April 24, 2012
A police captain in Moscow was arrested over the weekend on charges of accepting a bribe of more than $40,000, according to a police statement released Monday, part of an apparent crackdown on police corruption after several scandals involving law enforcement personnel. The captain, who was not identified, was accused of taking the money from a car salesman in exchange for ignoring legal infractions. The police statement said the captain’s superiors would also be punished. Despite efforts by President Dmitri A. Medvedev to push for police reform, corruption remains widespread and abuse common. In March, a man died in police custody after officers allegedly sodomized him with a bottle. The episode incited national outrage and prompted new calls for reform.
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