IK-7 in Segezha, Karelia, where Ildar Dadin is serving his sentence. (c) Roman Balandin / RIA Novosti. All rights reserved.Ildar Dadin is an opposition activist who has the distinction of the being the first Russian citizen to officially be imprisoned after being convicted of repeatedly violating legislation on nonviolent protest. The legislation was amended in 2014 to include prison sentences for up to five years for breaching the law three times. The Russian opposition has repeatedly accused Russian police and courts of perverting the law in order to threaten and harass peaceful demonstrators in the country.
Dadin is currently serving a three-year sentence in a penal colony in the Russian region of Karelia. His recent letter to his wife details use of physical violence, humiliation and torture against him. Officials at the penal colony in question have confirmed use for force against Dadin, accusing him of “rudeness” and “insubordination.”
This letter was written down by Dadin’s lawyer Alexei Plutser on 31 October, 2016. We repost this translation courtesy of Meduza.
