investigation by the Russian Investigative Committee, details of the incident: Investigation and trial: Law enforcement agencies: Lenta.ru

Chairman Investigative Committee (IC) of Russia Alexander Bastrykin demanded present him with a report on the progress of the investigation into the criminal case of torture of a boy in a Buryat school.

On December 8, local communities published a video in which children from school No. 19 in Ulan-Ude they fight with belts. Then one of the students is hit with a belt by a classmate and loses consciousness. After checking the record, the Investigative Committee opened a criminal case under Article 117 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (“Torture”).

“A criminal case is being investigated, initiated on the grounds of a crime under Art. 117 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (Torture),” said representatives of the Investigative Committee.

The child was repeatedly abused by classmates

In the comments to the video posted, local residents noted that such a manifestation of aggression towards the boy was far from the first. It was emphasized that the minor was repeatedly subjected to violence from classmates.

“This is not the first time this teenager has been attacked. There are other videos,” the comments to the post say.

The head of the Russian Investigative Committee, Alexander Bastrykin, took control of the case. He instructed Acting Head of the Investigation Department for the region Lagatsky E.V. submit a report on the events that took place in the educational institution and the details of the beating of the child. The Ulan-Ude Education Committee emphasized that after the incident, an inspection was launched at the school. The case is being handled by the police and the juvenile affairs commission.

A similar case of torture of minors was opened in Smolensk

In Smolensk against a kindergarten teacher aroused a criminal case under Article 117 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (“Torture”). Law enforcement officers learned about the situation after a complaint from the mother of a child who, like other children, was being tortured by an employee of a preschool educational institution.

The mother of the injured boy filed a complaint with the police. She said that the teacher beat her child. The head of the Investigative Committee, Alexander Bastrykin, took control of the case, requesting a report on the details of what happened.