Russians Allowed to Fight Back Police Officers

VLADIVOSTOK. November 30. VOSTOK-MEDIA – Russian Minister of Interior Rashid Nurgaliyev has noted at the meeting with students that it is legitimate to hit back a police officer in self-defense.

According to Pravda.ru daily, the statement came as a reply to the question asked by a student, which runs as follows: “Police officers’ assaults on citizens became more frequent lately. Don’t you think that it’s time to deprive the police of immunity?”

The Minister clarified that if the individual to be detained is not a criminal or offender, then he has every right to go on the defensive. “We are all equal here, and civilians all the more so since in this situation we stand up for his rights and freedoms. If a crooked cop is detected, he should be put away,” Rashid Nurgaliyev added.