A high-profile incident occurred in Poltava that shook the local community: a businessman and the head of the district police department brutally beat a guy who was trying to protect his girlfriend.
The incident occurred on November 2 in one of the popular restaurants in the city, where the couple was resting. Local media reports that a group of four men, including a businessman and a police officer, noticed the girl. The police officer approached the young people and said: "Little girl, you will come with us.".
After the guy stood up for his girlfriend, the men started beating him right in the establishment, resulting in a broken nose and broken kidneys – the guy was taken away by ambulance.
Security company employees arrived at the scene, but did not intervene in the fight. Later, the restaurant owner refused to provide the police with surveillance video because she had received threats.
The State Bureau of Investigation will handle the open criminal case, and the police officer who attacked the attacker has been suspended from duty for the duration of the internal investigation.
