KURGAN, Russia -- Two police officers in the central Russian city of Kurgan have each been sentenced to four years in jail for beating a local resident, RFE/RL's Russian Service reports.
The court established that the two officers, Aleksandr Burakov and Roman Kalugin, severely beat a man who had been detained for being drunk in a public place.
The police pled not guilty and called the charges against them groundless.
The two men are barred from working for any law enforcement agencies after serving their sentences.
The court established that the two officers, Aleksandr Burakov and Roman Kalugin, severely beat a man who had been detained for being drunk in a public place.
The police pled not guilty and called the charges against them groundless.
The two men are barred from working for any law enforcement agencies after serving their sentences.