MOSCOW, November 21 - RAPSI. A prosecutor's representative has beaten up an attorney during a trial in Moscow, reported the main investigative department of the Moscow Investigative Committee on Wednesday.

"According to preliminary information, in the evening of November 19, 2012, during a court trial into the a criminal case held at the Moscow Nagatinsky District Court, a representative of a private prosecutor punched his colleague several times, causing him physical pain and bodily damage," the press release reads.

An inspection is being held into the incident and a procedural decision will be taken based on its results.