An Orenburg human rights activist was released from a correctional center where he served forced labor

Human rights activist Evgeny Pleskachev was released from the correctional center at IK-3 in the Orenburg region. He fully served his sentence of forced labor, Orenburg News portal.

reports the Mednogorsk City Court of the Orenburg Region in December 2020, sentenced Pleskachev to 1 year and 3 months of forced labor with a deduction of 10 percent of earnings. To serve his sentence, the human rights activist was placed in a local correctional center.

The criminal case against Evgeniy Pleskachev consists of nine episodes: six under the article on insulting a government official (Article 319 of the Criminal Code), two under the article on contempt of court (Article 297 of the Criminal Code) and one under the article on the use of violence against a police officer (Part 1 Article 318 of the Criminal Code).

consisted - Evgeniy Pleskachev repeatedly reported about the pressure in the correctional center. In the summer of 2021, the man received two reprimands, which he considers unfounded. “For about a month now, the authorities of the correctional center have been punishing me for no reason. I was reprimanded for eating at the wrong time, although I am now on sick leave and some pills need to be taken after meals. I went to see a doctor, and when I returned, I was again on the carpet, writing an explanation again,” the human rights activist told OVD-Info. - In October, Pleskachev was told that the head of the center did not allow him to undergo treatment - the human rights activist needed spinal surgery. As a result, the operation was still possible, but after returning from the hospital to the Pleskachev correctional center again: he was not allowed to remain in bed after the operation. reported faced pressure - In December, the human rights activist was on parole. refused