The Ministry of Justice did not see any violations in the beating of an activist at a rally against Navalny’s sentence

Russia answered questions from the ECtHR on the complaint of Dmitry Monakhov, an activist of the Solidarity movement, who was beaten at a rally near the State Duma in July 2013, writes , citing a letter from the Ministry of Justice. Kommersant

The department found no violations in the actions of the police:

The applicant was not subjected to ill-treatment. The police officers used force to stop his misconduct and aggressive behavior.

According to the Ministry of Justice, “the force used was proportionate to the resistance and was necessary, since it did not exceed the harm that could have been caused by the applicant to himself or others if he had not been stopped.”

Dmitry Monakhov was detained and beaten by police officers on July 18, 2013 at a rally against the sentencing of Alexei Navalny. He applied to the ECtHR. In his complaint, the activist claimed a violation of four articles of the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms: “Prohibition of torture”, “Right to liberty and security of person”, “Freedom of expression” and “Freedom of assembly and association”. In Russia, Monakhov tried for three years to get the policemen punished.