Shocked, strangled, beaten: US imposed sanctions on Russian investigators for torturing Jehovah's Witnesses - ForumDaily
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Shocked, strangled, beaten: US imposed sanctions on Russian investigators for torturing Jehovah's Witnesses

Two employees of the department were accused of violating human rights and involvement in torture of seven members of the Jehovah's Witnesses organization. The State Department banned employees of the UK and their relatives from entering the United States.

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The US State Department imposed sanctions on senior officials of the Russian Investigative Committee (SC) unit in Surgut in connection with the Jehovah's Witnesses case (the organization is recognized as extremist in Russia), writes RBC.

The statement is published on the agency’s website. The sanctions included the head of the Surgut Investigation Department, Vladimir Yermolaev and senior investigator Stepan Tkach. Both of them, as well as their immediate family, were denied entry to the United States.

The introduction of restrictive measures against Ermolaev and Weaver in the State Department explained their involvement in a gross violation of human rights. The State Department’s report indicated that the department had reliable information that Ermolaev and Tkach were involved in torture or cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment of members of the Jehovah’s Witnesses organization in Surgut.

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In particular, the State Department notes, on February 15, on November 2019, officers of the investigation department under the leadership of Ermolaev and Tkach were shocked during interrogation, strangled, and beaten by at least seven members of Jehovah's Witnesses.

On February 15, the UK instituted criminal proceedings on the organization of the activities of “Jehovah's Witnesses” in Surgut. Investigators searched the place of residence and work of the participants, seized extremist literature and detained several members of the organization. The organization later stated that they tortured the seven detained followers during interrogation, in particular, tied their hands behind their backs with tape, beaten, doused with water and used a stun gun.

The regional government department denied this information.

“Nobody tortured them, no physical, mental or psychological impact was exerted on them,” the UK said.

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However, on February 22, the Investigative Department of the Investigative Committee for Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug - Ugra reported that it had begun an investigation after reports of torture.

In April, it became known that the UK refused to institute criminal proceedings against security officials, whom members of Jehovah's Witnesses accused of torture. The Surgut department said that the detainees were “actively resisting” the security forces and they were forced to use “special fighting techniques” against them.

The Supreme Court of Russia in April 2017 recognized the organization Jehovah's Witnesses as extremist and banned it.

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