Russia's YouTube Cop Charged With Fraud
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Russian prosecutors are filing fraud charges against a police officer who had complained on YouTube of abuse and corruption in the law enforcement system.
The prosecutor's office in the southern Krasnodar region said in a statement Monday that former Maj. Alexey Dymovsky embezzled about $800 while working as a narcotics investigator.
In November, Dymovsky posted three videos on YouTube in which he said he was promised a promotion in return for jailing an innocent person. He also accused his superiors of forcing officers to fake reports on unsolved crimes.
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Within days, the videos were seen by 700,000 people, provoking a public outcry and prompting several similar YouTube postings.
Dymovsky was fired and founded a rights defense group.