The most humane court

The Kirovsky district court of Yaroslavl placed under house arrest for a period until March 20 of the former acting The head of the local IK-1 general regime of Lieutenant Colonel of the Internal Service Dmitry Nikolaev, a defendant in cases of torture of the prisoners of the colony. This was reported by the Public Verdict Foundation, whose lawyer Irina Biryukova represents the interests of the victim Evgeny Makarov.

As the Mediazone clarifies with reference to the Yarkub Telegram channel, Nikolaev is suspected of part 3 of article 33 - paragraphs “A”, “B” of part 3 of Article 286 of the Criminal Code (organization of exceeding official powers using violence and special equipment). He threatens from 3 to 10 years in a colony.

The investigator of the central headquarters of the Investigative Committee, like the lawyer of Biryukov, sought the sending of the FSINIC to the pre -trial detention center. However, the prosecutor insisted that house arrest would be a sufficient preventive measure. The judge took the side of the prosecutor.

At the request of Nikolaev, the hearing was closed from the public, since the meeting was announced at the meeting on the state of health of the FSINIC.

At the beginning of the meeting, Biryukova’s lawyer petitioned Nikolaev to be transplanted from cage to his defender. The content in the cage, it indicated, violates the European Convention. The judge satisfied the petition.

Next, hearings began about the choice of preventive measure to another defendant of the case - the former deputy chief of IK -1 for safety and operational work, Igit Mikhailov, now an employee of the regional headquarters of the FSIN. Mikhailov was also released from the cell at the request of Biryukova. The meeting against this defendant was also closed from the public to announce medical documents.

The same norms of the Criminal Code were charged with Mikhailov as Nikolaev. It is noted that it was the deputy chief of IK-1 that instructed to beat Makarov on the heels so that the beatings did not leave traces.

As in the case of Nikolaev, the investigator and lawyer Biryukov insisted on sending Mikhailov to the pre -trial detention center, and the prosecutor at home arrest. The judge this time called a house arrest with a sufficient preventive measure. Mikhailov, like his former chef, was placed under house arrest for a month - until March 20.

Igit Mikhailov in court. Photo from the FB page "Public Verdict"

Nikolaev’s involvement in the torture of prisoners became known even more than six months ago. In early August 2018, the IK-1 operative Maxim Yablokov, already sent in a pre-trial detention center in the Makarov torture case, said that it was Nikolaev that instructed to conduct "educational work" with Makarov. Then the acting The head of the colony passed the video torture; Nikolaev looked through the record in the office of Mikhailov.

From the testimonies of another FSINOVT, it followed that the conflict itself, after which the prisoner was tortured, was provoked on the instructions of the authorities. As the security officer reported, the bosses "gave the conscious order to provoke Makarov and use power against him."

Nevertheless, Nikolaev and Mikhailov were detained only two days ago - February 18.

In July-November last year, in the IK-1 and IK-8, also located in Yaroslavl,were attracted by 15 FSINESS . The deputy chief of IK -1, in educational work, Ivan Kalashnikov - the most senior defendant before the detention of Nikolaev and Mikhailov - was placed under house arrest, as he suffers from cancer. The remaining 14 security forces were sent to a pre -trial detention center.

Three cases are investigated under paragraphs "A", "B" of part 3 of Article 286 of the Criminal Code (abuse of authority using violence and special equipment). The first was aroused on the fact of torture, which Makarov was subjected to June 29, 2017 in IK-1. It was on this episode that the testimonies against Nikolaev mentioned above were given. The second case is open in connection with the torture of Makarov and at least another prisoner on November 29, 2016. Along with the local FSINESS, IK-8, the security forces also participated in bullying. Finally, in the framework of the third case, the beating of the same Makarov, as well as the prisoner Stepan Nedin, committed already in IK-8, is investigated.

In 2012, Makarov was sentenced to 6 years 10 months of the general regime under part 2 of Article 111 of the Criminal Code (intentional infliction of serious harm to health). He was released in October 2018.