British man beaten by police in Essentuki during funeral visit

A 36-year-old British citizen, Dzmitry Smatrits, was beaten by police officers in Essentuki, where he had come to attend his grandmother's funeral.

Consensus

The incident occurred in Essentuki.
The victim is a 36-year-old British citizen named Dzmitry Smatrytski.
Smatrytski came to Russia in late March to attend his grandmother's funeral.
He was approached by men claiming to be police while walking on Karla Marksa Street.
He was asked to show documents and refused to enter a vehicle.
He was then beaten by the men, who identified themselves as police.
The beating continued after he was taken to the local police station.
He was held in custody for several hours and later placed under migration control.
He was fined administratively and released.
He sought medical help the next day and was diagnosed with a concussion, broken nose, broken ribs, and multiple bruises.
He filed a complaint with the Investigative Committee on April 13.
The Investigative Committee assigned a forensic medical examination after the complaint was filed.

The police told him they were 'hunting' and called him a 'tseka-shnik'. — meduza
The police demanded 300,000 rubles from his mother for her son's 'aggression' against officers. — tg_tvrain
The police told him 'we have a hunt here' and that he was detained due to suspicious appearance. — mediazona
The police called him a 'tseka-shnik' and said 'we have a hunt here'. — meduza
The police demanded 300,001 rubles from his mother. — tg_tvrain
The police searched his body for tattoos and stripped him naked in the office. — mediazona
The Investigative Committee told him to leave Russia quickly. — meduza
The Investigative Committee told him to leave quickly. — tg_tvrain
The Investigative Committee told him the cameras were not working and advised him to leave. — mediazona