Alexey Dymovsky

Alexey Alexandrovich Dymovsky
Alexey Dymovsky, November 2009.
Born (1977-08-28) 28 August 1977 (age 47)
Other namesAniskin[1]
RelativesOlesya (spouse)
Diana (adoptee)
Police career
DepartmentInternal Affairs Directorate of Novorossiysk
Service years2000–2009
Rank2009 – commissioned as a Major
Other workFounder of the White Ribbon (NGO)

Alexey Alexandrovich Dymovsky (‹See Tfd›Russian: Алексе́й Алекса́ндрович Дымо́вский; born 28 August, 1977) is a former militsiya officer who became famous in Russia for speaking out against corruption in law enforcement agencies in November 2009.[2][3]

He was fired and detained on fraud charges in January 2010, but the charges were later dropped.[4][5]

  1. ^ "Алексей Дымовский: У меня сейчас это равносильный самоубийству поступок..." (in Russian). Echo of Moscow. 10 November 2009. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
  2. ^ "Russian policeman fired over clip". BBC News. 9 November 2009. Archived from the original on 13 November 2009. Retrieved 14 November 2009.
  3. ^ "Kritisches YouTube-Video an Putin kostet Polizisten den Job". Spiegel Online (in German). 8 November 2009. Archived from the original on 11 November 2009. Retrieved 14 November 2009.
  4. ^ "Alexei Dymovsky, Russian YouTube Cop, Arrested on Fraud Charges". HuffPost. 22 January 2010. Archived from the original on 25 January 2010.
  5. ^ Whitmore, Brian (22 January 2010). "Russia Arrests Whistleblowing 'YouTube Cop'". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. Retrieved 29 January 2010.