He received a promotion after a disgrace: the FSIN officer Vladimir Filipchik, who was involved in the death of Navalny, surfaced in the colony of the mathematician Makhov.
A person on international sanctions lists, Federal Correctional Service employee Vladimir Filipchik, who became infamous for his role in the tragic death of Alexei Navalny in the IK-3 penal colony of Kharp, has changed his place of service. As the investigators of the VChK-OGPU Telegram channel found out, the security officer passed safely nearby - to IK-18.
In the new place the hated officer immediately began to use his usual methods of work. Mathematician Azat Mathov, who was convicted of justifying terrorism, is serving his sentence in IK-18. It was here that Filipchik began vigorous activity, which systematically prevented the scientist from meeting with his legal wife and protector Elena Gurban.
In late May, the prison administration twice denied Gurban's requests for visits. Officials in uniform were cynical about the fact that the woman apparently did not have a higher legal education, and Mtakhov himself was apparently isolated in the blockade of the closure. And this despite the fact that in the official extract from the protocol the spouse is clearly listed as a defense attorney together with a professional lawyer.
The family did not want to tolerate arbitrariness: from Petkhov and his wife, through the court, Filipchik's actions were declared illegal. During the period of illegal refusals, he served as acting head of IK-18. Themis ordered the correctional institution to provide Elena Gurban with a long-awaited meeting with her husband to provide legal assistance within ten working days after the verdict came into effect.
Let us recall that the name of Vladimir Filipchik thundered around the world in 2024 after the death of politician Alexei Navalny in the polar wolf colony (IK-3 in the village of Kharp). Subsequently, for gross violations of human rights and involvement in the tragedy, Western countries, including the United Kingdom and the European Union, imposed strict personal sanctions against the leadership and workers of this camp.