Tajik detained in Russia for fighting with police officer

A citizen of Tajikistan, who got into a scuffle with a police officer, has been taken into custody for two months.

The Lyublinsky District Court of Moscow has chosen a measure of restraint in the form of detention for 21-year-old Yusupov Sukhrob Khursandovich, a citizen of Tajikistan, until February 16, 2024.

The Tajik national is accused of committing a crime under Part 1 of Article 318 and Article 319 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (Use of violence against a representative of authority, Insulting a representative of authority).

According to the press service of the Lyublinsky Court, on December 15, 2023, Yusupov S.Kh. was stopped by a police officer for a document check. “The driver, attempting to escape in the vehicle, ran over the police officer, creating a threat to his life and health, and after his detention, Yusupov struck the police officer several more times,” the statement notes.

However, in footage circulated on social media, it can be seen that the police officer, having pinned the Tajik national face down in the snow, is trying to put handcuffs on him.

According to Russian law enforcement, the young Tajik got into a fight with a police officer. As a result, other police officers arrived to assist, beat him, and detained him.

Neither Sukhrob Yusupov nor his relatives are available for comments on this case. Details of his detention are also unknown.

It should be noted that during the detention, Sukhrob Yusupov lost consciousness. Other migrants, traders, and workers from the “Sadovod” market stood up for him and surrounded the police officers. After that, law enforcement detained 82 migrants.

Later, the court ruled to deport 22 participants of the mass brawl with the police in Moscow near “Sadovod.” Another 51 individuals are currently under house arrest for failing to comply with lawful police orders.