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| Russian police probe video of officer beating woman |
| 2019-08-14 |
| [ENGLISH.ALARABIYA.NET] Russia’s interior ministry opened an investigation Monday after a video showing a riot policeman punching a woman in the stomach during a protest for free elections went viral. The video, which has more than 360,000 views, shows a young woman dragged by four masked policemen in riot gear, with one of them punching her in the stomach for no apparent reason. The images provoked outrage in the media and on social networks. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #3 She was confused about her sex. He was a sexual healthcare expert assisting her to make up her mind. |
| Posted by: Dron66046 2019-08-14 17:38 |
| #2 As I recall, the stomach punch was a 4th grade playground fallback move when pushing failed. Some of that same mentality is evident in the video. Alternatively, the move will stop the screaming. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2019-08-14 16:18 |
| #1 Sounds like riot control is equal opportunity, anyway. |
| Posted by: gorb 2019-08-14 02:19 |