Russian opposition party Yabloko’s leader urges Interior Ministry to investigate alleged torture of political scientist Alexander Kynev
Nikolai Rybakov, chairman of the Yabloko Party, wrote to Interior Minister Vladimir Kolokoltsev demanding an urgent investigation into reports of violence against political scientist Alexander Kynev, who is in pretrial detention.
Nikolai Rybakov, leader of the Russian opposition party Yabloko, has requested that Interior Minister Vladimir Kolokoltsev initiate a prompt investigation into claims of torture directed at political scientist Alexander Kynev, who is currently in pretrial detention. Rybakov insists that if these allegations prove true, the Interior Ministry must hold accountable those responsible.
Kynev was apprehended on September 25 on accusations of manufacturing and trafficking large volumes of drugs. Human rights activists assert that he endured severe beatings while in custody. Eventually, it was discovered that he suffered two fractures in his shinbone and was admitted to the hospital at the Matrosskaya Tishina pretrial detention center.
The day prior, political scientist Yekaterina Shulman alleged that Kynev's leg was broken to compel a confession of treason, to which he adamantly denied. Shulman did not disclose the source of her information. Kynev's attorney, Mikhail Biryukov, stated to the news outlet Ekho, "the lawyers do not possess any documents supporting what Shulman asserted."
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