In Chita, a former police officer who beat a janitor with cancer was not sent to prison.

A Chita court sentenced former police officer Alexander Kukushkin, who assaulted cancer-stricken janitor Alexei Selin, to eighteen months of restricted freedom. The former security officer was charged with intentionally causing moderate bodily harm. пишет Chita.Ru.

According to the sentence, the man will be required to register with the criminal-executive inspectorate every month for a year. He is also prohibited from leaving his home at night, leaving Chita without permission, and changing his place of residence without notifying the inspectorate.

The fight between the former police officer and the janitor at this building occurred in January. The janitor was unable to fight back due to his medical condition and suffered a fractured eye socket. The fight was stopped by a building security guard, who recorded it on a security camera. Residents of the building the janitor was caring for raised money for his lawyer and treatment, and during the investigation, the janitor himself filed a complaint against the lenient preventive measure, as the former security officer was initially charged with attempted murder.

It turns out that you can get a prison sentence for reposting, but not for beating a sick person.