In Karachay-Cherkessia, 20 defendants file complaint against SIZO personnel

Leila Gochiyaeva
Mon, 13 Feb 2012 23:10:00 +0400

The office of the Ombudsman received 20 complaints from defendants, kept in the SIZO (pre-trial prison) No. 1 of the city of Cherkessk. The defendants reported that they were beaten by staff members of the SIZO. The "Caucasian Knot" correspondent was told by Oleg Dzamykhov, Senior Consultant to the Ombudsman, at present, investigation into the incident in conducted by the Investigatory Committee of Karachay-Cherkessia.