Ex-police officer gets 4-year suspended sentence for abuse

Yuzhakov himself was detained with drugs (226 grams of marijuana and 233 grams of hashish) and sentenced to 9 years in a strict regime prison.

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The former senior police officer, Dmitry Khozlov, was sentenced to four years of conditional imprisonment by the Leninsky District Court of Yekaterinburg.
The court found Khozlov guilty of exceeding his official authority under Article 286, Part 3, Paragraph a of the Russian Criminal Code.
The incident occurred on November 28, 2023, during the detention and interrogation of Sergey Yuzhakov.
Khozlov was accused of forcing Yuzhakov to crawl on all fours up a staircase while shouting 'I am a tiger'.
Khozlov was also accused of making Yuzhakov perform squats with a five-liter water bottle for an hour, then standing on his shins and beating him with hands, feet, and a belt.
The prosecution requested a seven-year real sentence.
Khozlov was stripped of his rank of major and banned from working in law enforcement agencies.
Yuzhakov was found with 226 grams of marijuana and 233 grams of hashish during the initial arrest.
Yuzhakov was later sentenced to nine years in a strict-regime colony and subsequently joined the military.

The defense claimed that Yuzhakov was acting in an inadequate manner, simulating unconsciousness and pretending to be ill to avoid a ten-year prison sentence. — novaya_eu
A defense witness, Yuri Tauskhanov, stated that Yuzhakov crawled and squatted not due to coercion but because of his impaired mental state. — novaya_eu
Another defense witness, Lieutenant Artem Ivanov, said Yuzhakov banged his head on the floor, shouted threats, and squatted voluntarily to expel drugs from his body. — novaya_eu
A third defense witness, Viktor Ryabov, claimed Yuzhakov tried to jump out of the car and insulted police officers. — novaya_eu
Yuzhakov was diagnosed with a fractured rib, brain concussion, and bleeding in the left eye. — tg_sotavisionmedia
The first ambulance team reported no serious injuries, and Khozlov claimed Yuzhakov appeared healthy in the hospital. — mediazona
Yuzhakov allegedly offered bribes ranging from 500,000 rubles upfront to several million via cryptocurrency. — mediazona
Khozlov claimed Yuzhakov vomited on official documents and called him 'fucking churka' due to his beard. — mediazona
Khozlov stated that the prosecution was motivated by a conflict with his superior, whom he allegedly insulted. — tg_sotavisionmedia
Khozlov denied ever taking bribes or planting drugs. — mediazona