Omsk law enforcement officers severely beat Sergey Polyakov

It became known that Sergey Polyakov, who, together with his wife, did not get in touch for several days, was beaten during detention in his house in Omsk. Bodily injuries were inflicted by two Omsk law enforcement officers in masks.

On July 4, 2018, at 7:20 a.m., Sergey and Anastasia Polyakov were awakened by a knock on the door and immediately realized that it had begun to be hacked. To the question "Who is there?" they heard in response: "Police." Sergey tried to make a phone call, but at that time masked men burst into the apartment and, without making any demands and without explaining anything, struck Sergey several blows to the head. At the same time, his nose and lip were broken, as a result of which severe bleeding began. Sergei was then thrown to the floor and one of the commandos hit him in the face with his knee. After a while, he was picked up and forced to wipe the blood on the floor in the hallway.

During the invasion, the front door to the Polyakovs' apartment was practically blown off its hinges, and the door to the stairwell was also knocked out. The search of the Polyakovs' apartment and car lasted about 5 hours. When the couple asked law enforcement officers to introduce themselves, they were rude in response or mocked. A personal search of the spouses was also conducted. Anastasia was searched by a woman-witness (!). Investigator Denis Loginovsky ignored requests to clarify their rights and seek the help of a lawyer. A search was simply conducted, during which personal property was seized from the spouses. When Anastasia tried to indicate in the protocol what she did not agree with, the investigator snatched the sheet from her hands. Later, the spouses were taken in different cars to the village of Azovo (Omsk region), where identifications and other investigative actions were carried out. While traveling in the car, law enforcement officers forced Anastasia to testify, calling her an "American agent" and a "sectarian."

Sergey's medical examination on the fact of inflicting bodily injuries was carried out only more than 2 days after the beating - in one of the medical institutions in the village of Azovo. Since Sergey still had a swollen nose, an X-ray examination was done.

Anastasiya and Sergey were taken to the Azov District Court for a hearing on the election of a measure of restraint in handcuffs, and in the courtroom they were kept in a cage. The chairman of the court, Nina Iordan, sent both of them to Detention Center No. 1 of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia in the Omsk Region for 2 months . The couple ended up in prison because they are suspected of practicing the religion of Jehovah's Witnesses. Both of them are charged with Part 2 of Article 282.2 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (participation in the activities of a public or religious association or other organization in respect of which a court has made a final decision to liquidate or ban activities in connection with extremist activities). They have been prosecuted.

Sergey and Anastasia Polyakov have been married since 2003. They have many friends who love them very much and have a hard time going through what is happening.