Moscow jail makes lawyers strip at checkpoint to see their clients. Women told to remove bras, men to lower their pants.
Guards at Moscow’s pretrial detention center No. 4, known as “Medved,” have begun requiring defense attorneys to remove their underwear during searches, according to defense attorney Anastasia Georgievskaya.
At Moscow's pretrial detention center No. 4, dubbed "Medved," defense attorneys are being forced to strip down to their undergarments during searches, according to defense attorney Anastasia Georgievskaya. The guards conducting the searches demand the removal of underwear at the checkpoint itself, rather than in a separate room.
Georgievskaya claims that the guards instructed her to remove her bra, as they believed it was triggering the detector. She also noted that the search took place in full view of others, with her colleague ahead of her being made to unzip his jeans. Despite some colleagues refusing to comply, those who refused were subsequently denied access to their clients.
The story, translated from Russian, emphasizes the lack of transparency and the invasive nature of the procedure, which has been conducted without the use of a designated "special search room."
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