The Cheka-OGPU became aware of new details in the case of torture of Alexei Vladimirov, who, according to investigators, robbed the office apartment of the former prosecutor of the Smolensk region, and now the head of the department of the State Police for the investigation of particularly important cases of Polonsky. A confrontation was held with FSB officer A.V. Demin, who took part in the investigation of the above-mentioned outrage, and who, according to the log of arrivals from the pre-trial detention center 1 of Smolensk, on the evening of May 29, 2019, when Vladimirov was tortured, looked into the pre-trial detention center. After the confrontation, Vladimirov recognized Demin as one of those who tortured him, and wrote a statement to the Investigative Committee. The list of injuries caused to Vladimirov, probably by Demin and a second unidentified person, can be found in the appendix (inspection report of Vladimirov). The investigation was unable to establish the name of the guard who took Vladimirov out of the cell, and they forgot to ask detective Pirozhkov, who actually escorted Vladimirov to the basement, who was waiting in the basement.
By the way, the case against Vladimirov has been finally dropped.
When Polonsky headed the prosecutor’s office of the Smolensk region, his office apartment was robbed. The prosecutor raised hell with all the security officials, including the FSB, and the Vladimirovs’ mother and son were detained.
However, they were not convicted of the crime; there was no evidence. As Alexey Vladimirov pointed out, he was tortured in the basement of pre-trial detention center No. 1 in Smolensk until he confessed, and in the morning, right in the office of the head of the pre-trial detention center, Mikhalik, Polonsky personally interrogated him “with prejudice.” The story repeated itself with Alexei’s mother; she was also interrogated by Polonsky in the office of the head of the pre-trial detention center.
As a result, the Main Investigative Directorate of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation for the Smolensk Region opened a criminal case on the fact of causing bodily harm to Alexey Vladimirov. During interrogations, Polonsky called the events with Vladimirova a “personal reception” within the pre-trial detention center. But he categorically denied visiting Alexey.
As a result, in July 2022, the case of Vladimirov’s torture was closed due to the absence of a crime. However, after complaints from defense lawyers, the decision was canceled and the investigation was resumed.
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