On the conditions of detention in the “Sailor’s silence” Nadia Savchenko

“Sailor’s Silence” Moscow detention center, which contains a Ukrainian pilot, people’s deputy of Ukraine Nadezhda Savchenko, gives the prisoners a few better conditions than most Russian jail. This is related by well-known Russian human rights activist, member of the Human Rights Council under the President of Russia, head of the Moscow Helsinki Group Lyudmila Alekseeva.

According to human rights activist, “Sailor’s Silence” – “it is a detention center, where there is at least some health care.” “But prison medicine in a very bad state -. They have no qualified doctors or good equipment or the necessary medicines Therefore, every year there are dozens of deaths of prisoners in pre-trial detention before a court,” – she said.

At the same time Alekseeva noted that the state Ukrainian pilots is under special control. “Just fear for her life will be a big scandal if, God forbid, with it something happens.” – she explained. “It is visited by members of the Public Monitoring Commission, Chairman of the Presidential Human Rights Council, Human Rights Commissioner,” – said human rights activist. Alexeyeva also added, because of the status enclosed Savchenko provide the necessary medical care for “the more or less painless way out of hunger.”

Sourse, 05/06/2015