The mother of Panova, a defendant in the “Crimean saboteurs” case, said that her son’s teeth are decaying

Vera Kotelyanets, the mother of Yevgeny Panov, accused in the Crimean saboteurs case, said that her son had serious problems with his teeth and gums. This is stated on the Facebook page of the Crimean Human Rights Group.

According to her, the problems arose as a result of electric shocks applied to Panov after his arrest.

The Crimean Human Rights Group quoted Kotelyanets as saying:

He never complains about anything, endures, even if it hurts. He starts talking when he can no longer bear it. This time he said that there are problems with the gums. Teeth, black after the current, hurt and break off. There are no doctors there, and no one gives medicines. And if you start demanding strongly, they will put you in solitary confinement. But many people complain about their teeth, and sometimes, when a certain number of patients are recruited, they bring a dentist from the city who simply pulls out bad teeth.

Panov's mother also said that it is difficult to transfer medicines to the pre-trial detention center: “You need to first find a pharmacy that issues certificates for medicines, and you need to wait from three days to a week for them.”

She said that the list of painkillers is limited, strong drugs cannot be transferred. According to the woman, the last time she sent activated charcoal to Panov, the prisoners did not receive water on time, and for several days they drank dirty tap water.

• Yevgeny Panov is accused of preparing for sabotage, attempting to smuggle ammunition, and illegal storage and transportation of ammunition. According to investigators, he and another person involved in the case, Andrei Zakhtey, were going to transport a group in cars that planned to blow up a large number of military and civilian facilities in Crimea in the summer of 2016.
• Panov pleaded not guilty. He claims to have been severely tortured. Edition "Crimea. Realii writes that on July 13, the Supreme Court of Crimea sentenced him to eight years in a strict regime colony.
• Zakhtey also spoke about torture. He is accused of preparing for sabotage, attempting to smuggle ammunition, illegal storage and transportation of explosives, as well as illegal acquisition and use of a false passport. Zakhtey pleaded guilty and entered into an agreement with the investigation to pass a sentence without analyzing the evidence. In February, he was sentenced to six years and six months in a strict regime colony and a fine of 220,000 rubles.
• Yevgeny Panov and Andrey Zakhtey are included in the "Sentsov List" - a list of political prisoners whose release the convicted director demands. OVD-Info collected known information about 88 people associated with Ukraine and persecuted by the Russian authorities. Among these people there are both those deprived of liberty and those sentenced to suspended sentences, which means that they have limited movement.