‘Stable’ but ‘prone to terrorism’

The penal colony where Navalny is imprisoned assessed him for ‘behavioral deviations’

On September 22, prison administrators at Russia’s Penal Colony No. 6, where Alexey Navalny has been imprisoned for the last 15 months, conducted an “audio-visual diagnostic evaluation” of the opposition politician’s “psycho-emotional condition.” Shortly after undergoing the analysis, Navalny was sent to a “ShIZO” punitive isolation cell for the 21st time since he was jailed in 2021. According to the assessment, which Navalny’s associates shared on his social media accounts, he is “stable” and “feels good” but is “reluctant” to answer questions and will continue violating prison rules in the future. Meduza is publishing a translation of part of the evaluation, along with Navalny’s commentary.

September 22, 2023: A diagnostic conversation was conducted for the assessment of behavioral deviations.

Topic of the conversation: emotional state prior to placement in solitary confinement.

Summary: responded insincerely.

At the time of the session: psycho-emotional state was satisfactory.

Preventative monitoring category: studying, advocating, confessing, or disseminating extremist ideology; prone to committing crimes of a terrorist nature and of an extremist orientation.

Well-being: feels good.

Behavior: stable, responds reluctantly to questions.

Speech: evades answers to questions, answers a question with a question, generalizes.

Vegetative reactions: none.

Conclusion: psycho-emotional state is stable.

Behavioral prognosis: disciplinary violation.

Alexey Navalny’s commentary

For over 1000 days now, I’ve been on a space journey. And don’t even try to tell me it’s not true. Here, for example, is proof that my ship has been captured by aliens from the planet Omicron Persei 8.

They’re unable to understand human psychology and have created an artificial intelligence to study the behavior of prisoners and then advise on how to enslave the human race. […] But everything will be okay. People will survive and triumph.