Andrei Vereshchak, the jailed former warden of Correctional Colony No. 15 in the Siberian city of Angarsk, was handed an additional 10 years in prison on charges of abuse of office and bribe-taking, Russia's Investigative Committee said on June 5. In March, Vereshchak was sentenced to four years in prison for abuse of office. Investigations into Vereshchak's activities were launched after dozens of inmates said they were tortured by guards to confess to organizing a violently quashed riot at the facility in April 2020. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Siberia.Realities, click here.
Jailed Former Warden Of Siberian Penal Colony Gets Additional 10 Years In Prison
A riot broke out following a conflict between an inmate and a prison colony worker at Correctional Colony No. 15 in the Siberian city of Angarsk on April 9, 2020. Dozens of inmates later said they were tortured into confessing to organizing the riot.