Friday, February 17, 2006

[Russia] Policeman's lot is a thuggish one in Russia, says poll / Telegraph, 17 Feb 2006

http://news.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2006/02/17/wruss17.xml
Adrian Blomfield
"Two out of three Russian policemen think that torturing suspects is acceptable, while over a quarter admit to extorting bribes. Even so, most of Russia's police cannot understand why they are unpopular, a new opinion poll has found. The results of the study will come as little surprise to most Russians, who regard much of the force as corrupt, thuggish and largely out of control."