Posted on November 14, 2009 by by valerirojas

Last week, a Russian police officer Maj. Alexey Dymovsk, turned to YouTube to posted a video complaining of rampant abuse in Russian law enforcement. Associated Press

Dymovsk had this to say to the Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin during the video ”Valdimir I am talking to you aswell. You say corruption must be defeated. You say that it should not only be a crime, it must be indecent. But it’s not like that.”

Since then, three more officers have come forward with their own YouTube videos making similar accusations — and others are lining up to do the same.

“Dymovsky’s postings got 700,000 hits by Monday — the day when he was fired and threatened with a lawsuit for slander. However, the Interior Ministry ordered an investigation into his allegations, and Dymovsky’s example quickly found followers.”

By Thursday night, three more YouTube pleas decried abuses, trumped-up convictions and corruption.

In two separate clips, ex-deputy prosecutor Grigory Chekalin and former police Maj. Mikhail Yevseyev claimed two innocent men were sentenced to life in prison for a 2005 arson in the northwestern city of Ukhta that killed 25. Yevseyev also alleged Ukhta police fabricated charges against local businessmen in return for bribes from their rivals. Both resigned after the defendants were convicted.

In another posting, Moscow traffic policeman Vadim Smirnov claimed he was forced to resign after joining a trade union.

The head of Moscow’s Police Trade Union, Mikhail Pashkov, told The Associated Press at least another 10 policemen have asked him to help record and post their grievances online. AP

This is the video that started a new trend in the Russian Police Force.

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