Russian President Vladimir Putin dismissed Anatoly Yakunin from the post of deputy director of the Federal Penitentiary Service. This is stated in the decree of the head of state, published on December 28.
“To release the lieutenant general of the internal service Anatoly Ivanovich Yakunin from the post of deputy director of the Federal Penitentiary Service,” the document says on the official portal of legal information.
The decree came into force on the day of signing.
Anatoly Yakunin was born on February 11, 1964 in the Oryol Region, graduated from the Higher Law School of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia and the Russian Academy of Public Administration under the President of the Russian Federation.
Since November 2019, he worked as an assistant to the director of the Federal Penitentiary Service. On August 3, 2020, he was appointed to the post of deputy director of the department.
Earlier, on November 10, 18 employees of the Federal Penitentiary Service for the Saratov Region were dismissed after reports of torture against prisoners appeared. According to the Acting Head of the Federal Penitentiary Service for the Saratov Region, Anton Efarkin, five criminal cases have been initiated, 11 people have been brought to disciplinary responsibility.
On December 23, during a large press conference, Putin answered a question about torture in colonies. According to him, this is a problem not only for Russia, but also for other countries. When investigating torture in the FSIN system, it is necessary to use the capabilities of human rights organizations, the Russian leader noted.
On December 20, a bill to toughen the punishment for torture was submitted to the State Duma. It was clarified that the document introduces the concept of “intimidation”, and also proposes to increase the term of imprisonment for torture to 12 years. Coercion to testify will also amount to torture.
Source: IZ
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