The founder of the “Police Ombudsman” project, Vladimir Vorontsov, went on a hunger strike in a pre-trial detention center

The creator of the “Police Ombudsman” project, Vladimir Vorontsov, announced the start of a hunger strike in the Moscow pre-trial detention center-4 “Bear”. The telegram channel “Politzek-Info” is about this.

reports The reason for the hunger strike was the conditions of detention and pressure from employees.

FSIN “It started when two lieutenant colonels from the central office of the FSIN arrived and personally searched the cell. They literally searched the toilet and all corners of the room. Apparently they were looking for a mobile phone. Not found. After this, there was an inspection by the Federal Penitentiary Service in Moscow. They didn't find anything either. Well, then the problems started,” Vorontsov told members of Moscow.

POC Vorontsov sits in a cell with an area of ​​16 square meters with a security bar that prevents prisoners from approaching the window. According to the human rights activist, the cell is so cramped that it is impossible to even move normally.

A previously convicted man was also transferred to the cell. At the same time, the law prohibits keeping together those who have not previously been convicted and convicted persons who have served a sentence of imprisonment.

• On May 7, 2020, Vorontsov was searched, and security forces entered the apartment through a window, descending from the roof on ropes. The next day, the “police ombudsman” trial in a pre-trial detention center was charged under the article on extortion (Article 163 of the Criminal Code). Vorontsov’s defenders reported fourteen episodes of persecution: two cases under Article 163 of the Criminal Code, three more under Article 242 of the Criminal Code (“Illegal production and circulation of pornographic materials”), one case under Part 2 of Art. 128.1 of the Criminal Code (“Slander”), for which the statute of limitations has already expired, and eight more cases under Art. 319 of the Criminal Code (“Insulting government officials”). came sent - “Police Ombudsman” - initially a group in “” created by Vladimir Vorontsov when he worked in the police and Center “E”, then pages appeared in other social networks. The group highlights violations of the rights of employees of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and criticizes the work of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. VKontakte - One of the latest high-profile publications of the “Police Ombudsman” is a recording of a voice allegedly belonging to the head of the Novosibirsk city department, Elena Ustinova, who gives orders “total” to draw up protocols on violation of self-isolation and to work “until there are 10 protocols from each district” with with reference to the resolution of the head of the Central Internal Affairs Directorate for the Novosibirsk Region, Yuri Sterlikov. The “Police Ombudsman” submits requests for an internal audit. A few days later, Sterlikov resigned, and Ustinova was fired “for negative reasons.” called for