In the grim aftermath of Friday’s devastating terror attack in Moscow, disturbing allegations have surfaced about the brutal treatment of suspects by Russian security forces.
Reports suggest that detainees have experienced severe torture during interrogations. Captured footage that has spread online seemingly depicts one individual being forced to consume his own severed ear, according to The Guardian. In the same vein of ruthlessness, another detainee supposedly suffered electric shocks in a highly sensitive area — a torment that was purportedly intensified with water.
The footage that provoked international alarm also allegedly displays law enforcement officials assaulting suspects with the butts of guns and kicking them as they lay on snow-covered ground.
Ukrainska Pravda relayed unsettling details from images shared on the messaging app Telegram that seemingly show a suspect pantless and connected to a wire positioned to administer electric shocks to the groin.
Reports from the Grey Zone Telegram Channel noted that the wire delivered up to 80 volts, purportedly as water cascaded over the individual’s head, presumably to intensify the pain.
Injuries seen as suspects appear in court
Subsequent appearances by the suspects in a Russian courtroom on Sunday showed several exhibiting clear physical trauma, including facial swelling and various abrasions.
Among the detained was 19-year-old Mukhammadsobir Faizov, who appeared in court in a wheelchair and disoriented, attended by medical professionals. Faizov was dressed in a hospital gown, with visible lacerations on his body.
Saidakrami Rachabalizoda, 30, was observed with an ear bandage, while another suspect was brought forth blindfolded, under which a pronounced black eye was evident when the blindfold was removed.
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