Krasnodar police officers suspected of torturing a detainee

A criminal case into illegal actions of police officers started with the

testimony of a resident of the Krasnodar region, "Interfax" reports, citing

the press service of the regional Investigative Department on Monday.

On June 15 a man contacted the investigators, saying that his 27-year-old

son was tortured by police in the Seversky district.

According to investigators, on June 11 the police arrived at the house of a resident of

Oktyabrsky village and asked him to go with them to give testimony about the

theft.

At the police station, when the detainee denied his involvement in the theft,

three policemen beat up the young man, the press release says.

"Then the police put the detainee into the car with a black polymer bag on

his head and took him to the forest. Wanting to make the victim confess to

the theft, the unknown policemen handcuffed him and used an

electric shock against him," the message reads.