A case of torture has been opened in the Vladimir Central Prison

The Investigative Committee opened a criminal case on the fact of torture of prisoners of the Vladimirsky Central prison. This is reported by the agency "ProVladimir".

The publication refers to the answer received from the Investigative Committee by the head of the non-profit organization "Center for Assistance to Foreign Citizens and Combating Illegal Migration" Roman Kayfadzhyan (the document is in the ProVladimir edition).

complained about torture One of the prisoners who participated in the mass hunger strike in the Vladimir Central in August 2018 . He stated that prison officials beat him and threatened to rape him, after which he attempted suicide. When this happened is not specified. In October, a relative of the prisoner applied to the Prosecutor General's Office.

The answer to Kaifadzhyan says that the Investigative Committee is checking the report of torture in the Vladimir Central. Officially, the department refused to confirm the information about the initiation of the case "until the circumstances of the incident are established."