Russian policeman Alexei Dymovsky, who became famous in his homeland after he posted a video on YouTube alleging widespread police corruption, has himself been arrested and charged with corruption and abuse of office.

Alexei Dymovsky, a former police major in the Black Sea port city of Novorossisk, became a household name last November when he posted a videotaped open letter to Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on his Web site complaining of inhuman working conditions, indifference to civil rights, widespread graft, and routine abuse of authority within his police department. A report in The Christian Science Monitor says the video, which got more than a million hits, inspired dozens of other police officers around Russia to come forward with similar allegations. Dymovsky was swiftly fired from his job and then arrested, notes the report which quotes human rights campaigners as saying his arrest was 'revenge'. According to the official RIA-Novosti agency, he could receive 10 years in prison if convicted.
Full report in The Christian Science Monitor