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Former Russian Police Officer Sentenced to Seven Years in Prison for Seizing 20 Million Rubles Worth of Bitcoin from Detainee's Phone and Using Violence to Extract Confession

Summary: According to reports from Russian media outlet Bits.media, a former traffic police officer in Russia has been sentenced to seven years in prison for confiscating a detainee's phone in 2022 and transferring 20 million rubles worth of Bitcoin to his own account. The officer not only stole Bitcoin but also used violence to extract a ...

According to reports from Russian media outlet Bits.media, a former traffic police officer in Russia has been sentenced to seven years in prison for confiscating a detainee's phone in 2022 and transferring 20 million rubles worth of Bitcoin to his own account. The officer not only stole Bitcoin but also used violence to extract a confession from the detainee. He will serve his sentence in a regular prison for seven years and will have to pay 20 million rubles in compensation to the victim. Additionally, he will be stripped of his rank.

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