“The Coordinating Council of the United Russia faction on Thursday, January 20, during the meeting, supported the bill on punishment for torture,” the party’s Telegram channel says.
According to the document, torture will be punishable by imprisonment for up to 12 years.
In addition, coercion to testify for employees of the Federal Penitentiary Service will be equated with torture.
“We could not but respond to the recently revealed mass torture of prisoners in the FSIN system.
Now criminal cases are being investigated, officials have been held accountable.
Strengthening the punishment was necessary, ”said Dmitry Vyatkin, the first deputy head of the faction.
Russian President Vladimir Putin earlier instructed the Ministry of Justice and the Prosecutor General's Office to prepare proposals for the prevention of bullying in pre-trial detention centers and colonies by June 1.
In December, Vladimir Putin announced that 17 criminal cases were opened in Russia on the facts of torture in penitentiary institutions, and dozens of employees of the Federal Penitentiary Service were fired.
Also, a bill was submitted to the State Duma to toughen punishment for government officials for the use of torture.