The ex-head of the Serpukhov district of the Moscow region, Alexander Shestun, was sent to a punishment cell

The former head of the Serpukhov district of the Moscow region, Alexander Shestun, sentenced to 15 years and 6 months in prison, was sent to pre-trial detention center-5 in the Moscow region due to a verbal conflict with an employee of the institution, telegram channel “Shestun’s Case”.

the punishment cell reports Shestun was sentenced to 15 days in the punishment cell. The conflict, according to him, occurred due to the fact that the pre-trial detention center officer refused to wipe his shoes before entering the cell.

“During the 120 days of my stay in the Kashira detention center, I was searched 120 times. The floors in the basement are dirty, and the neighboring punishment cells are also being renovated. After another riot, it’s quite difficult to wash dirty floors and disassembled bags,” Shestun reports. He added that he “waged ‘local battles’ to maintain hygiene,” after which employees began wiping their feet. However, then, as the convict says, “provocateur Alexander Ukraintsev appeared, who flatly refused to fulfill the request.”

The convict himself believes that the real reason for his placement in the punishment cell was his conversation with employees of the Moscow region on August 15.

PSC Shestun also reported that he was denied an inguinal hernia operation, citing the lack of a blood test for HIV.

• In December 2020, the Podolsk City Court of the Moscow Region sentenced Alexander Shestun to 15 years of strict regime imprisonment on several criminal charges: fraud committed on an especially large scale (Part 4 of Article 159 of the Criminal Code); legalization of funds received as a result of a crime (clause “b”, part 4, article 174.1 of the Criminal Code); illegal business activity (Article 289 of the Criminal Code); receiving a bribe on an especially large scale (Part 6 of Article 290 of the Criminal Code). sentenced - Human Rights Center "Memorial" that the prosecution of Shestun is politically motivated, and he himself is politically motivated, and requires a retrial. On August 11, the Domodedovo City Court of the Moscow Region considered the former head of the Serpukhov district, Alexander Shestun, to be a political prisoner for another six months in a maximum security colony, having found him guilty on three counts: threat or violent actions in connection with the administration of justice (Part 1 of Article 296 of the Criminal Code), insulting a judge (Part 2 of Article 297 of the Criminal Code) and insulting a government official (Article 319 of the Criminal Code). This case was opened in April 2021. According to lawyer Mikhail Trepashkin, the accused partially admitted guilt of insult, but denied guilt of uttering threats. sentenced