Moskalkova stated that she reviewed more than 50 complaints from Navalny

The Commissioner for Human Rights in Russia, Tatiana Moskalkova, claims that she received more than 50 appeals from opposition leader Alexei Navalny about the conditions of his detention in the colony, and all of them were allegedly checked by herself, the prosecutor’s office, and the FSIN. Moskalkova stated this at a briefing held on Monday, but did not tell about the results of the inspections.

“Navalny, like any other person in his position, having been convicted, must have a full package of rights: conditions of detention, the admission of a lawyer, the opportunity to work,” Moskalkova only stated.

• One of the leaders of the Russian opposition, Alexey Navalny, has been in prison since February 2021. Since then, he has repeatedly complained about the conditions of detention in the colony, which his lawyers and associates call “torture”. The oppositionist, in particular, claimed that he was being asked about insomnia, was not provided with medical care, was deliberately placed in his cell with prisoners suffering from various diseases and who did not follow personal hygiene, and was also not allowed to communicate with defenders and relatives. Since August of last year, the administration of Vladimir Colony No. 6 has sent Navalny eleven times to a penal isolation cell – a cell measuring 2 by 3 meters, where the prisoner has to sit on an iron stool. The oppositionist spent more than a hundred days in the SHIZO, which affected his health. Navalny’s lawyer said that the client’s eyesight has deteriorated, he has stomach pains and has lost seven kilograms of weight.
• At the beginning of February, it became known that Navalny will be transferred to a cell-type facility (PCT) for the maximum possible period of six months. PKT is a cell with a stricter regime of detention, where those convicted of malicious disorder are placed.
• At the moment, several criminal cases are being investigated against Navalny. Among other things, the Russian authorities accuse him of terrorism and extremism. In total, the accused politician can spend about 30 years in prison.