As noted, the agency will check the implementation of the requirements of the legislation regulating the issues of ensuring the safety of persons held and detained.

It is planned that the audit will be carried out by employees of the Office of the Prosecutor General with the participation of employees of the central office of the prosecutor's office in St. Petersburg.

Earlier, the Federal Penitentiary Service said that a check in the "Crosses" revealed a large number of violations.

According to the department, the pre-trial detention center employees could put inconvenient prisoners in cells to especially dangerous criminals.

A preliminary investigation after reports of torture in the pre-trial detention center was also organized by the Investigative Committee.