Alexey Dymovsky
Alexey Alexandrovich Dymovsky | |
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 Alexey Dymovsky by Anton Nossik | |
| Police career | |
| Department | Novorossiysk City Police Department |
| Service years | 2000-2009 |
| Rank | 2009 - Commissioned as a Major of Militsiya |
Alexey Alexandrovich Dymovsky (Russian: Алексей Александрович Дымовский; born 28 August 1977) is a former Novorossiysk City Police Department officer who became famous in Russia for speaking out against police corruption in November 2009.[1][2] In his video appeals to Prime Minister Vladimir Putin he claimed that corruption was endemic in the Russian police force (or militsiya) and that practices such as accusing innocent people in order as to meet official crime detection targets and taking money to frame innocent people were widespread.
The first part of Dymovsky's video appeal has been watched on Youtube more than 725,000 times[3][4].
Dymovsky was fired from the police force soon after the posting these videos online. His Youtube messages prompted a wave of videos from other Russian police officers describing corruption and the framing of innocent people.
See also
References
- ^ "Russian policeman fired over clip". BBC. 9 November 2009. Retrieved 2009-11-14.
- ^ "Kritisches YouTube-Video an Putin kostet Polizisten den Job" (in German). Spiegel Online. 08.11.2009. Retrieved 2009-11-14.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Видеообращение майора милиции к Путину" (in Russian). A. A. Dymovsky. 5.11.2009. Retrieved 2009-11-18.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Russian police officer's message to Vladimir Putin (English subtitles)
External links
- Dymovsky's personal website Template:Ru icon
- Russian Police Officer appeals to Vladimir Putin (with English subtitles)
- BBC News: Russia police corruption row rages on
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