Video Shows Russian Police Allegedly Stopping People To Screen Phones
The video was reposted on Twitter by Kevin Rothrock—an editor for the Russian- and English-language news outlet Meduza—where it has reached 5.9 million views. The clip appeared to show two armored police officers stopping at least five people on the street in Lubyanka Square in Moscow and scrolling through their cell phones as the civilians looked on. Rothrock said in his post that the officers were “reading their messages” and “refusing to release them if they refuse....