Whistleblower major jailed for beating soldiers
10:42 09/09/2011 VLADIVOSTOK, September 9 (RIA Novosti) - An army major in the Russian Far East has been sentenced to four years in prison for beating a warrant officer and a soldier.
A military court in Vladivostok also stripped Maj. Igor Matveyev of his rank.
Matveyev, who has a previous criminal record, said he would appeal the conviction.
The ex-major gained notoriety on the web in recent months after exposing corruption at an army base near Vladivostok in a video posted on YouTube.
In it, he accused the base chief of overseeing illegal activities and forcing servicemen to eat dog food.
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