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Cop blocks Russian ambulance transporting sick infant for VIP motorcade

Officials are calling for an investigation of the incident and demanding that the police officer be fired for his actions

The Moscow Times

MOSCOW — The Moscow police officer who reportedly held up an ambulance carrying a sick child to let an official motorcade pass has come under fire.

State Duma deputy Alexander Khinshtein told the state-run RIA Novosti news agency on Sunday that the policeman should lose his job over the incident.

“Police officers should act in accordance with legal requirements for police, which describes one of their tasks as protecting the lives and health of citizens,” Khinshtein, deputy chairman of the Security and Anti-Corruption Committee, was cited as saying.

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Read full story: Investigation Into Moscow Policeman Who Stopped Ambulance for Government Motorcade