A former Russian police officer who had...

Shortly after posting his claims, Dymovsky was fired for "libel and action that tarnishes the police force."

Interior Minister Rashid Nurgaliyev, who vowed last August to eradicate corruption in his ministry, ordered a federal probe into Dymovsky"s claims.

This and other scandals prompted President Dmitry Medvedev in December to order a large-scale reform of the Interior Ministry, trimming police numbers and raising salaries in an effort to reduce corruption.

KRASNODAR, March 7 (RIA Novosti)