DUSHANBE, October 3, 2014, Asia-Plus – Lawyers from the Moscow branch of Russia’s Interregional NGO “Committee against Torture” have launched a public investigation into death of Tajik national Farrukh Urozov, who died in the police department of the city of Solnechnogorsk, Moscow oblast on September 18 this year.
The NGO lawyer launched the investigation into the incident on September 26 following an application lodged to the NGO by Urozov’s relative Ilhom Alikhonov, who lives in Moscow oblast.
The INGO “Committee against Torture” press center reports that facts collected by human rights activists and testimony of witnesses suggest that Urozov might have died after being severely beaten by police officers.
The NGO lawyers managed to examine Farrukh Urozov’s body before his body was sent to Tajikistan. Urozov’s body reportedly had traces of beating.
We will recall that Tajik national Farrukh Urozov, 30, died on September 17 after being beaten in the police department of the city of Solnechnogorsk, Moscow oblast.
A number o Russian media sources report that Farrukh Urozov was detained in the evening of September 17 on suspicion of rape. In the night of the same day police phoned an ambulance and Urozov was certified dead. Urozov’s body had traces of beating and his several ribs were broken.
Russia’s Investigative Committee’s office in Moscow oblast is investigating the incident.
The Committee against Torture is an inter-regional NGO in the Russian Federation. Established in 2000, it investigates allegations of torture by state agents, provides victims of torture with medical/ psychological support, and represents them at the national level and before the European Court of Human Rights where domestic remedies are ineffective. Based on its casework and research, it publishes information on systemic obstacles to the effective investigation and prosecution of torture in Russia, prepares educational materials and carries out trainings for judges, lawyers, prosecutors, prison guards and police officers.
