Nizhny Tagil

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Russian Interior Ministry ordered to pay $400 to victim of police tortures

A court in Russia’s Nizhny Tagil obliged the Interior Ministry to pay 30,000 rubles ($400) in compensation to Maxim Chervotkin, who had suffered from tortures at a police station.

16:58 02.10.2020

Activist convicted of assault on officer at illegal 2019 Moscow rally denied parole

A court in Russia’s Nizhny Tagil has refused to release activist Kirill Zhukov, who had committed an assault on a National Guard officer during an unauthorized rally in Moscow on July 27, 2019, on parole.

13:01 20.08.2020

Three ex-police officers get prison terms for tortures

A court in Russia’s city of Nizhny Tagil has sentenced three former police officers to prison terms ranging from 4.5 to 5 years in prison for abuse of power with the use of violence.

15:18 18.09.2019

Prosecutor demands imprisonment for policemen accused of torturing arrested man

A prosecutor has demanded prison terms ranging from 6 to 7 years for three police officers charged with abuse of office by using force against an arrested individual.

16:54 09.09.2019

Russian man impersonating police officer gets 8 years for fraud

A court in Nizhny Tagil has sentenced Russian citizen Yury Blinov, who had extorted money playing a police officer’s role, to 8 years in prison for fraud.

12:19 09.07.2019

Former high-ranking investigator Nikandrov convicted of corruption leaves prison

The former high-ranking investigator of Russia’s Investigative Committee Denis Nikandrov convicted of corruption has left prison.

10:51 04.06.2019