A State Duma deputy asked the head of the Ministry of Interior to check reports of the use of force against minors who were arrested during an attack in the Kithi-Gorod area.
This was stated in the letter of the chairman of the Duma committee for the protection of the family, Nina Ustenina, to the Minister of the Interior, Vladimir Kolokoltsev, a copy of which is available to RTVI.
She noted that information about the attack on the police on November 7 "received a wide public response."
"The public is particularly concerned about cases of possible handover of minors to police units, as well as the level of protection for children and the awareness of their legal representatives," the appeal states.
Ustenina refers to publications in the federal media, which indicate that even those who were not drunk were taken to the police, and the reasons for the arrest were not explained to them. In addition, according to her, the parents were not told in time where their children were and on what basis they were taken, and it was difficult to reach the interior department in Basmani and Tagansky districts.
The deputy also asked the head of the Ministry of Interior to report on the purpose of the attack and the procedure of the attack, as well as to specify the total number of detainees. According to Ustanina, the members of the committee want to know how many of them were subject to administrative materials and for what reason, and how many were released without registration.
Separately, she requested data on minors: some of them were brought under administrative responsibility, sent to temporary detention centers, some on preventive registration and some studying.
In addition, Ustenina asked to report whether the reasons for being taken to the police were explained to the detainees, whether they were allowed to call and whether the parents of minors were notified immediately. And also whether the three-hour limit for keeping teenagers in police custody was kept and whether they were kept separately from adults.
The last point of appeal is checking reports of the use of physical force against detainees.