MOSCOW, 26 January, 2021 (TON): During the police crackdown against the pro-Navalny rallies, a police officer apologized for the appalling incident in St. Petersburg.

Police officer apologized to 54-year-old Margarita J., whom he kicked in the stomach the previous day at a rally in support of jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny.

The officer is seen handing flowers to the hospitalized woman. He says he was attacked with tear gas and was struggling with a foggy visor before he set upon the woman.

The officer was heard stating that the incident is a personal tragedy for him.

In a weak voice, Margarita J. is heard replying: "Don't worry, everyone is alive." The commanding police captain also visited the woman to apologize for the incident, according to the media.

The lawmaker in the Legislative Assembly in St. Petersburg, Boris Vishnevsky and member of the opposition socially liberal Jabloko party, urged Russian authorities to launch an investigation.

While talking to the media Boris stated that this was a brutal abuse of authority and he hoped this case will be brought before court.

In the recent Truncheon-wielding police officers crackdown, several arrested, and the number of people injured is yet unclear. The odds of this horrific event are slim. Police violence against the demonstrators is considered a norm in Russia.