Russia Sends Note Of Protest To US Over Police Use Of Pepper Spray On RIA Novosti Reporter

Russia Sends Note of Protest to US Over Police Use of Pepper Spray on RIA Novosti Reporter

MOSCOW (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 01st June, 2020) The Russian Embassy in the United States sent a note of protest on Sunday to the Department of State after a Minneapolis police officer pepper-sprayed RIA Novosti reporter Mikhail Turgiyev in the face.

"A note of protest has been sent to the State Department over this revolting incident. We demanded that they conduct a thorough investigation and inform us about its results," Ambassador Anatoly Antonov said in a statement to the press.