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Russia - Military Beatings Up Sharply
Not much hope and change for the former Soviet armed forces - maybe they need foster units for abused soldiers.
And so it goes...
Richard 
Russia’s Chief Military Prosecutor Says Beatings By Officers Up Sharply
WaPo, 21 Jul 2011
Russia’s chief military prosecutor says assaults on soldiers by their superiors have risen sharply this year.
Conditions for conscripts in the Russian military are notoriously harsh. Violent, sometimes-fatal hazings are common.
Chief Military Prosecutor Sergei Fridinsky on Thursday gave figures indicating the culture of brutality could be intensifying.
In remarks reported by Russian news agencies, Fridinsky says that in the first half of the year, assault cases have been brought against 75 lieutenants and more than 170 sergeants. He says that amounts to a 15-percent increase in beatings compared to the previous year.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/...lRI_story.html
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