Russian Police Voice Support for Illegal Methods
More than half of the nation’s police officers say it is sometimes acceptable to use force against detained suspects, while nearly two in 10 believe it is sometimes acceptable to plant drugs or weapons on suspects, a report from the independent Levada Center showed. “The erosion of legal awareness among police officers is at its highest level,” said Lev Gudkov, a center researcher. “The notion of what’s lawful and what isn’t is warped.” Full Story