The lawyer spoke about the torture conditions of the maintenance of Hacker Levashov in an American prison

The Russian hacker Peter Levashov, who was accused of committing cybercriminals, who was extracted from Spain in the United States last weekend, undergoes systematic pressure in an American prison. About this newspaper Izvestia was told by Levashov’s lawyer Igor Litvak.

According to the interlocutor of the newspaper, Levashov was forbidden to call relatives, go for walks and communicate with other prisoners, take a shower and read newspapers. He was also refused a pillow and a towel - in the chamber there is only a bed and a mattress.

“He was barely able to begged toothpaste and brush. Peter was forced to sit 24 hours a day in the cell without explaining any reason. This is illegal, and I would call it torture,” the lawyer emphasized.

The wife of the accused, Maria also noted that she could not contact her husband since his extradition to the United States. “In Spain, Peter was also in the insulator for the past eight months. This nightmare is going on now. The husband’s lawyer will contact this issue with the Russian embassy in the United States,” she said.

Recall that Levashov already appeared in court in the state of Connecticut. The Russians were charged with involvement in the activities of a large network of infected computers (Botnet) called Kelihos, with the help of which a group of crackers was engaged in harmful activities, including data collection and spam distribution.

"Pyotr Levashov, according to preliminary data, led the Kelihos botnet since 2010. This network has collected personal data of users by searching for infected computers and intercepting Internet traffic. Then this information was used for spam alphabet of advertising of illegal drugs, proposals" How to earn without leaving the house, "as well as false information on the exchange, which allowed it, which allowed Manipulate them worth, ”the US Ministry of Justice said last year.

Note that the Criminal Chamber of the National Court of Spain agreed to issue Levashov in the United States back in October. In Madrid, they considered that he should be judged in the United States, because the crimes that were charged with him took place in Connecticut, and the damage was also caused to this state. The defense of the hacker asked to judge him in Spanish ships.

Levashov himself earlier said that in case of extradition he will be tortured, and his life is in danger. “If I go to the United States, I will part with my life during the year. I will be tortured, I will be killed or committed with myself within a year,” he explained.