Russian law

Handcuffs in Russia

Have you ever seen in films as cops (policemen) put a one part of handcuffs on a suspects’ wrists and the second part on their own wrists? I’m sure you have. But in Russia investigators and policemen (militiamen) have another way to prevent suspects’ escapes – they put the second part of handcuffs on weight (as you can see on the photo below).

This way of the use of handcuffs is as much effective as heavy weight.

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