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The Christian Science Monitor: Russian YouTube whistleblower, a cop, arrested on corruption charges

Mr. Dymovsky was swiftly fired from his job and last Friday he was arrested and taken to a police detention center in Novorossisk, on charges that appear to stem from his videotaped confessions.

Vladimir Markin, spokesman for the official investigative committee in Krasondar territory, told journalists only that "Dymovsky is charged with committing fraud and abusing his official position." But Russian media have reported that he is accused of misappropriating approximately $800 in police operating expenses several years ago.

According to the official RIA-Novosti agency, he could receive 10 years in prison if convicted.

"We believe Dymovsky is being persecuted because he is a whistleblower; he was working inside the police system and then began to criticize it," says Vadim Karastelev, representative of the Novorossisk Human Rights Committee, a local group. "It is an act of intimidation directed at him and anyone else who might think of following his example," he says.

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IndustryWatch: Russian website views use of criminal cases against police whistle- blowers

A medicine was quickly found against public attacks on the law enforcement system by its own staffers: The accusers are being turned, one after another, into the accused.

The old Soviet saying "give me the man, and I will find the article [of the criminal code, to use against him]" suggested a simple and effective means of teaching a lesson to everyone who tries to wash the law enforcers' dirty linen in public.

The new procedure for working with whistle-blowing law enforcers can be seen most clearly from the example of the most famous of them - video blogger Major Aleksey Dymovskiy.

The first reaction to Dymovskiy's message to Putin was loud denials by the police chiefs whom the major had accused of corruption. The next stage is to bring a criminal case against Dymovskiy under Article 159 of the Criminal Code (fraud). Then the alleged fraudster (who supposedly kept 24,000 roubles allocated for operational needs) finds himself under arrest. Although the sum is insignificant, it is quickly deemed inappropriate for the man under investigation to be released on bail - he might intimidate witnesses. That is the standard argument of the investigators in show cases, and it is followed by a standard ruling by the court.

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Vadim Karastelev, human rights activist and advocate of Alexey Dymovskiy was arrested

Vadim Karastelev, authorized representative of Alexei Dymovskiy, was arrested 20/02/2010 in Novorossijsk, Russia, for 7 days.

No doubt, his arrest is connected with the meeting, that he was organizing and planning on the 21th of February. The meeting was against corruption in Ministry of Interior of Russia, and more exactly – against illegal activities of police chief of Novorossijsk - Vladimir Chernositov. The meeting would take place near luxurious villa of Vladimir Chernositov and would attract much attention to the cost of this property and illegal incomes of Vladimir Chernositov. If that meeting would be carried out, it is very likely, that Vladimir Chernositov would be displaced from his high post.

So, at Friday, 19th of February, Vadim Karastelev was taken into cutody for “illegal meeting participation and disobedience to police”. Vadim Karastelev rejected such accusation and said, that all that he was doing that day was giving leaflets to bypassers. Vadim: “Local court found me guilty in disobedience to legal demands of police and inflicted penalty of arrest on 7 days.” Also, court found him guilty in illegal meeting organization and gave him fine of 2000 roubles (70 Euro).

It should be noted, that Vadim Karastelev was arrested together with journalist from Ren-TV channel. Team of journalist and Vadim Karastelev were working on report about meeting on 21th of February. Obviously, that report would include sights of Vladimir Chernositov villa and details of it’s cost. As for 21th of February, there is no data about location, health and life of that journalist. All official’s gave no comments.

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Alexey Dymovskiy appointed for a psychiatric assesment followint his anti-corruption video addressed to prime minister Vladimir Putin

Investigator Motuzok met today Alexey Dymovskiy kept in Krasnodar prison following his famous anti-corruption video addressed to Prime-Minister Putin. Motuzok ordered to send Dymovskiy for a lenghty complex in-patient psychological-psychiatric assessment in a special unit of a mental hospital, scheduled to last at least for one month.

Investigator Motuzok doubted Dymovskiy`s adequacy based on statements about his faith, expressed wish to have arrest changed to any other type of preventive punishment as as he would have liked to go on pilgrimage and visit holy places.

Dymovskiy's lawers were surprised at a set of questions regarding his mental health structured in a way applicable to mentally ill people. They have not heard a fundamental question required for making this type of decision whether Dymovskiy was suffering from mental illnesses or had a history of mental disorders. Question was added to investigator`s decision at lawyers insistence.

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Alexey Dymovskiy's life partner, Olesya gave birth to a healthy baby girl

Today, on February 8th, 2010 Alexey Dymovskiy's life partner, Olesya gave birth to a healthy baby girl, weight 3900g. Both mother and baby are well. Dymovskiy has received happy news about arrival of his so much awaited daughter. Parents Alexey and Olesja will register their marriage in Krasnodar police detention center as soon as Olesja recovers.

Sincere congratulations to the family from Dymovskiy.name Team We wish health to the baby girl and courage to the young mother!

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