' Pearl ' Warrant Officer appeared before the court

The District Court of St. Petersburg began to consider the merits of the case officer patrol Vadim Boiko, who is accused of abuse of power.

Boyko, dubbed the ' Pearl ' due to the bracelet with three rows of pearls on his wrist, took part in the dispersal of a rally in support of Article 31 of the Constitution of Russia on Nevsky Prospect, July 31, 2010.

The meeting on Thursday lasted almost six hours. The court heard the testimony of several prosecution witnesses and one witness for the defense - Chief Warrant Officer. Sam Boyko did not act.

Boyko became famous after the publication of video crackdown near the arcade, which was recorded as he hit in the face and choking on the ground facing the protesters and dragging a woman by the hair. Using obscene language, a policeman shouted ' Well, ferrets, who else? '.

Initially, police checks found no violations of discipline in the activities of Vadim Boiko, but then the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation made ​​a criminal case under article 286, part 3 ...

If convicted, the policeman could face up to 10 years in prison.

Boyko, which does not recognize my guilt, voluntarily surrendered to investigators. At the confrontation victims identified Ensign.

The beginning of the trial was postponed several times due to poor health of the accused and his lawyer. On Thursday, appearing at the meeting in the Kuibyshev district court in St. Petersburg, Boyko told reporters that he feels fine.

In September unknown Click attacked Vadim Boiko in St. Petersburg, causing.
his head injury. His lawyer, Alexander Eroshenko November 1 and was severely beaten and was in intensive care.