Lawyers Forced to Strip at Moscow Detention Center
Russian lawyers are now being required to fully undress during searches upon entry to a Moscow detention facility. At Moscow detention center No. 4
Consensus
- A lawyer named Anastasia Georgiyevskaya was required to remove her bra during a search at Moscow's pre-trial detention center (SIZO-4 'Medved')
- The lawyer filed a complaint about the search procedure
- The management of SIZO-4 denied issuing any such requirements
- The management stated that lawyers undressed 'on their own initiative'
- The management claimed media reports were the 'initiative' of lawyers who refused to leave the checkpoint area to fix deficiencies
- The management emphasized that lawyers have no immunity or privileges and must comply with search requests
Points of divergence
- The guards at SIZO-4 'Medved' began requiring lawyers to remove underwear during entry searches — tg_moscowtimes_ru
- Lawyers were required to remove underwear and unbutton their pants during entry searches — tg_govorit_nemoskva
Coverage (2 sources)
- From Russian lawyers began to demand fully undress during search at entrance to detention center — The Moscow Times
- «You undressed on your own initiative». Lawyer, who was forced to undress upon entering the detention center, received a response to her own complaint... — Говорит НеМосква