Lawyer Sergei Legostov visited 63-year-old political prisoner Oleg Prykhodko in the Vladimirsky Central prison for especially dangerous criminals. A pro-Ukrainian activist complains of gross violations and cruel treatment of him. This was reported by the Crimean Solidarity public association.
The lawyer said that the meeting with the client was held without respect for confidentiality – their meeting was recorded on a video camera by a prison officer. The lawyer was not allowed to transfer important documents for signature (power of attorney to submit to the ECHR, cassation appeal, consent to disclose information constituting medical secrets).
In addition, Oleg Prykhodko is not given the medicines he needs, the attending physician has never examined him, and Oleg has not received a single letter.
We remind that on February 8, 2019, Russian security officials searched the dwelling of pro-Ukrainian activist Oleh Prykhodko in the village of Orikhove, Saky District.
On October 9, 2019, Russian security officials again broke into Oleg Prykhodko’s dwelling and kidnapped him. On October 10, a search was conducted in his dwelling, during which the man was detained. His wife Liubov Prykhodko was also detained. The activist is accused of “terrorism" and “manufacture of explosives.” The woman was detained as a witness, but later released. On October 10, the so-called Kyiv District Court arrested Oleg Prykhodko until December 10. Later Prykhodko’s DNA samples were illegally taken. According to lawyer Nazim Sheikhmambetov, this was done for the purpose of falsifying evidence. The political prisoner had his measure of restraint repeatedly extended
On March 3, the Southern District Military Court in Rostov-on-Don announced the verdict to Oleg Prykhodko. The occupants sentenced him to 5 years of imprisonment in a strict regime colony with the first year in prison.