“Yabloko” appealed to the Ministry of Internal Affairs because of data on the beating of political scientist-foreign agent Kynev

Chairman of the Yabloko party Nikolai Rybakov sent the Minister of Internal Affairs Vladimir Kolokoltsev a request to check reports of torture of political scientist Alexander Kynev (recognized in Russia as a foreign agent) during detention. If the information is confirmed, he asks to bring the perpetrators to justice within the competence of the interior Ministry, the press service of the party.

Alexander Kynev (foreign agent) was detained on September 25 and on the same day was placed in custody in the SIZO “Sailor’s Silence”. Human rights activists reported that he entered the detention center with fractures of the tibia, "resulting from torture." He is now in the hospital at the detention center.

A source of “RIA Novosti” in law enforcement agencies confirmed that the political scientist found traces of beatings. Where they were obtained, he said, is unknown. Materials on causing bodily harm during detention by unidentified persons were allocated to a separate proceeding, lawyer Mikhail Biryukov reported to RBC.

Perovsky district court of Moscow sent Alexander Kynev (foreign agent) in jail for two months. The political scientist was charged with attempted sale of drugs on a large scale (p. “g” part 4 of Art. 228.1 of the Criminal Code). Under this article, he faces up to 15 years in prison.

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