Senior police officer sacked for violence against journalist

	Senior police officer sacked for violence against journalist 04.04.2011, 11.47
	MOSCOW, April 4 (Itar-Tass) -- Acting Chief of the Criminal Investigative Department ( CID) of the Moscow Region Andrei Klimov has been fired after he beat up a journalist, Natalia Seibil, Chief of the press and information department of the Moscow region Yevgeny Gildeyev told Itar-Tass on Monday. Chief of the regional Head Interior Department Nikolai Golovkin ordered an inquiry into the incident which found out that a conflict between the acting CID chief and the journalist was provoked by words of criticism the journalist used against the policeman who violated parking rules and showed an inadequate reaction, beating up the woman. After all the circumstances of the incident were clarified Interior department Chief of the Moscow region made a decision to sack Klimov from the Interior bodies. The results of the inquiry will be turned over to the Head Investigating Department of the Moscow region for purposes of opening a criminal case against Klimov. “On behalf of the leadership of the Interior Ministry I express sincere apology to Natalia Seibil. I hope that no such incidents will happen in future because only highly professional people will be left on police staff," Gildeyev said.