An investigation was initiated against the police officers after the victim died from his wounds.
Criminal proceedings have been initiated against three police officers suspected in the murder of Sulli Yunusilau, the father of MMA fighter Magomed Yunusilau.
According to a report from tass.ru, the three suspects violently attacked the 46-year-old man due to “personal animosity.” Yunusilau was struck in the head repeatedly before being abandoned at the scene of the crime. The man was taken to hospital, where he was diagnosed with a brain herniation and cerebral edema.
The three police officers have since been detained on “suspicion of inflicting grievous bodily harm on a man born in the year in 1973.” The officers have been suspended from duty as the investigation takes place.
”The Orekhovo-Zuevo investigative department of the Main Investigative Directorate for the Moscow Region has initiated criminal proceedings in relation to three police officers suspected of committing crimes under Article 111 Part 3 (“Causing intentional bodily harm”) and Article 286 Part 3 (“Abuse of authority with the use of violence”) of the Russian Criminal Code,”a representative of the regional directorate of the Russian Investigative Committee told TASS.
According to reports, the incident took place when the police officers were drinking while off duty. They spotted Yunusilau fighting with a local resident and decided to intervene despite the two men settling the dispute. The police officers allegedly approached Yunusilau and said “one cannot beat Russians” before attacking him. The Dagestani man attempted to hide in a pharmacy but was dragged out by the officers and beaten further.
Video footage of the brutal attack is available below:
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