New Law Russia: No Self-Defense if Police Beating U

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New Russian Regulations: No Right To Self-Defense If Police Are Beating You
Published on 2012-10-02 17:39:15

Moscow riot police in action – (Alexander Plushev) By Grigorii Tumanov
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MOSCOW – The question of whether or not citizens in Russia have the right to defend themselves if they are being beaten by police was taken up by the Supreme Court in June.

The case came just after a large protest on May 6 that was marred by several police beatings. In regulations released soon after, the Court clarified that Russian citizens have the right to defend themselves if the police are using “indisputably illegal force.”