Russian Interior Minister Rashid Nurgaliyev...

On March 5, police stopped several cars on the Moscow Outer Ring Road (MKAD) and ordered the drivers to block the five-lane highway in a bid to stop an Audi they had been chasing. The driver of the Audi eventually rammed the cars blocking the highway and escaped. Police continued their pursuit.

The Audi driver and passengers were detained on Wednesday.

"It is unacceptable to use so-called "living shields"" Nurgaliyev said. "These people do not know what is going on, what the problem is and what the consequences might be."

He also said police in charge of operations should consider "all the details."

Motorist Stanislav Sutyagin claimed after the incident that he was denied compensation for the damage to his car, let alone for endangerment to his life, on the grounds that "the suspects escaped."

However, Nurgaliyev said on Wednesday the chief of the traffic police unit which carried out the operation had been dismissed and also pledged that the owners

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