Former Moscow municipal lawmaker Aleksei Gorinov, who is serving a seven-year prison term he was handed in July 2022 for opposing Russia's aggression against Ukraine, says that he is being regularly "tortured by guards." The 62-year-old Gorinov, who has a medical condition, wrote in a letter published by the RusNews media group on March 14 that because he was designated as "inclined to escape," guards wake him up every other hour through the night "to check on him." In addition, Gorinov wrote that the guards deprived him of his medicine he needs for his chronic bronchitis and lung issues. To read the original story from Current Time, click here.
Former Moscow Lawmaker Jailed For Opposing War 'Tortured' In Prison
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