Commissioner for Human Rights in Russia Tatyana Moskalkova complaints , which received more than 50 complaints from opposition leader Alexei Navalny about his conditions of detention in the colony, all of which were reportedly verified by her, the prosecutor’s office and the Federal Prison Service. Moskalkova said this during a briefing held on Monday, not to mention the results of the checks.
“Navalny, like anyone else in his position, convicted, should have a full set of rights: conditions of detention, admission to a lawyer, opportunity to work,” Moskalkova said only.
One of Russia’s opposition leaders, Alexei Navalny, has been imprisoned since February 2021. Since then, he has repeatedly complained about the conditions of detention in the settlement, which his lawyers and associates describe as “torture”. The opponent, in particular, claimed that they tortured him with insomnia, failed to provide medical assistance, deliberately placed prisoners with various illnesses and disrespectful personal hygiene in his cell, and had also prevented him from contacting the defenders and their relatives. Since last August, the administration of Vladimir Colony No. 6 has sent Navalny eleven times to a punishment cell, a cell measuring 2 by 3 meters, where the prisoner must sit on an iron stool. The opponent spent more than a hundred days in the ShIZO, which affected his health. Navalny’s lawyer said his client’s eyesight deteriorated, he suffered from stomach pains and lost seven kilograms of weight. At the beginning of February became known that Navalny is transferred to a cell-type room (PKT) for the maximum possible period of six months. PKT is a cell with a stricter detention regime, where people found guilty of malicious violations of order are placed. Currently, several criminal cases are being investigated against Navalny. Among other things, the Russian authorities accuse him of terrorism and extremism. Based on all the charges, a politician can spend about 30 years in prison.
