Journalist Seregin Faces Charges, Claims Torture in Detention
Independent journalist from Mari El, Alexey Sergeyev, requests disclosure of the special military operation...
Consensus
- Alexey Seregin, an independent journalist from Mari El and an II-group disabled person, has been charged with two crimes.
- The charges are for 'public justification of terrorism' and 'evading obligations as a foreign agent.'
- Sergegin was detained in early June and is currently held in pre-trial detention (SIZO).
- He claims he was subjected to electric shock during his arrest to force him to unlock his mobile phone.
- Sergegin has expressed fear for his life and health while in custody.
- The investigation plans to send him to the Moscow Serbsky Institute for 'in-depth psychiatric examination.'
Coverage (5 sources)
- I perfectly understood on free ground what I am going for — and now I intend to complete my path to the end — Радио Свобода
- If they forget about me — they will kill me in prison — Сибирь.Реалии
- If they forget about me — they will kill me in prison — Север.Реалии
- If they forget about me — they will kill me in prison — Настоящее Время
- If they forget about me — they will kill me in prison — Idel.Реалии