Former head of the Serpukhov district of the Moscow region Alexander Shestun went on a hunger strike

The former head of the Serpukhov district of the Moscow region, Alexander Shestun, sentenced to 15 years and 6 months in prison, went on a hunger strike in pre-trial detention center No. 5 of the Moscow region due to the fact that he was not receiving medical assistance. This is what SOTA is about.

reports Shestun is seeking an inguinal hernia operation, which he was denied, citing the lack of a blood test for HIV.

“Due to acute pain, I can’t sleep more than 3-4 hours at night, and in the punishment cell it’s impossible to take a nap during the day, the bed is fastened to the wall. On August 21, I tried to leave the mattress so that I could rest on the floor, but they dragged me and the mattress into the corridor. They asked me to go back, but my left shin cramped. The head of the operations department, Roman Salikov, did not wait and, twisting his arm, demanded that the five guards bring me to my senses. As a result, I have a broken lip, a hematoma on my right forearm and left hand, a flattened little finger, and a hernia literally fell out like a pear,” his wife Yulia quotes Shestun as saying.

On August 19, Shestun was sentenced to 15 days due to a verbal conflict with an employee of the institution. 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.

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

POC - In December 2020, the Podolsk City Court of the Moscow Region sentenced Alexander Shestun to 15 years of strict regime 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