17 Countries With the Worst Police Brutality
| October 3, 2016
12. Russia
During the Soviet period and continuing through the Russian Federation’s “democratic reforms,” the police forces of this country are notorious for their brutality. In addition, the stratification of wealth within the country has led to a police force that’s incredibly corruptible.
One need also remember that Russia has some wildly different attitudes regarding free speech than other modernized countries…
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