Russian Egor Dudnikov, arrested in Belarus, complained about the conditions in the pre-trial detention center. Due to the heat, the temperature there rose to +50 degrees

Russian citizen Yegor Dudnikov, who is in custody in the Minsk pre-trial detention center, complains about poor conditions in the detention center and deteriorating health. This was told to Dozhd by his mother Yulia Dudnikova and his lawyer Anton Gashinsky.

“At the moment, I know that his condition has worsened: the weather conditions plus the consequences of beatings during detention had a very negative impact on his health. There are constant headaches, and a broken tooth that constantly hurts, and panic attacks, he has all this. And, unfortunately, doctors are in no hurry to help the prisoners,” said . Dudnikova

Gashinsky added that Dudnikov complained about the conditions in the pre-trial detention center. According to the Russian, eating what is given in the detention center is “practically impossible,” so he eats only what he receives in the programs.

In addition, Gashinsky said, due to the heat in Belarus, the temperature in the pre-trial detention center rose to +50 degrees. “With abnormal heat and very poor nutrition, diseases immediately arise, including those associated with indigestion, and since there is very poor hygiene, you can wash yourself only once a week and only 5-15 minutes. Accordingly, it is very difficult to observe personal hygiene, ”the lawyer said.

• Yegor Dudnikov, a 20-year-old Russian citizen, was detained in Minsk in early May on charges of organizing actions grossly violating public order.
• On July 2, Alyaksandr Lukashenka called Dudnikov the main moderator of the telegram channel “Self-Defense Detachments of Belarus”, which was allegedly created by members of “sleeping” terrorist cells for a violent change of power in Belarus.
• Dudnikov himself claimed that after his arrest he was beaten and forced to incriminate himself. According to his lawyer and family members, he voiced the videos that the Belarusian opposition made after the 2020 protests, but Dudnikov did not participate in the protests themselves.