Moskalkova criticized the mandatory placement of defendants in cages
The Commissioner for Human Rights in the Russian Federation, Tatyana Moskalkova, will ensure that in Russian courts those accused of minor crimes are not taken to cages.
She stated this today while speaking in the Federation Council, reports a PolitNavigator correspondent.
“The decision of the European Court on this matter must be implemented. An obstacle is the belief that dismantling these cages would be costly. It seems to me that dismantling is not necessary. You can simply not place a person in these premises, but seat him next to a lawyer. It will be convenient for both the lawyer and the client. And if we are faced with a particularly dangerous repeat offender who commits violent crimes, then we can use this premises. There are no costs involved,” Moskalkova noted.
She said that she herself appealed to the decision of the European Court regarding the cells in Kyiv during the trial of the former editor-in-chief of RIA Novosti Ukraine, Kirill Vyshinsky, who was groundlessly accused of treason.
“When I went to the Kiev court in relation to Vyshinsky, using this very decision of the European Court, I turned to the Ukrainian judges, demanding that Vyshinsky be taken out of the cage. And this decision was made. It’s convenient, it’s respect for a person’s honor and dignity. And I will try to do everything possible to complete this decision,” Moskalkova said.
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