Criminal court vs police brutality against civilians verdicts in Russia 2022
In 2022, acquittals for police officers convicted of brutality under Section 3 of Article 286 of the Criminal Code of Russia were issued in nearly five percent of cases. That was 24 times more often than the share of such verdicts for all articles of the Criminal Code. Almost 70 percent of the convicts from national enforcement authorities avoided a real sentence by being given a suspended sentence or fine.
