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25 Dec 2011, 15:03
On November 23, 2010 members of the Smolensk CPE (Center to Combat Extrimism) arrested a wife of Sergey Fomchenkov, Taisiya Osipova, who lives there with their five-year daughter Katrina. Sergei Fomchenkov is a member of the executive committee of the newly formed party “Other Russia”. He is responsible for preparing the documents for the registration of the party and for their submission to the Justice Ministry.
Arrest Operatives broke into a private home of Taisia. During the search, in a chest with child’s belongings they supposedly discover the “5 parcels with gray-white matter and a labeled 500-ruble note”. The witnesses of the search, who were brought by the operatives, did not interfere in the search, thus allowing to implement a planned provocation. The witnesses were probably not random, but specially selected safe people. Operatives openly told Osipova that what really interests them is Sergei Fomchenkov, while stressing that if Osipova will be “compliant” than she will avoid criminal punishment, but otherwise, they said, “your daughter will grow up without you “. In addition, the same day another search took place in the house of Fomchenkov’s mother. The criminal case was filed on October 16, 2010 under Article 228 of the Criminal Code, with prison term from 5 to 12 years. The lead case investigators of the Center is to Combat Extremism are from Smolensk, however this case is accompanied by members of the same Centre from Moscow. The initiation of proceedings was made possible a witness testament. The name of the witness is being kept secret. According to the Committee for the Civil Rights Commissioner for Human Rights in the Smolensk region, the Commissioner for Children’s Rights of the Smolensk region, the Director of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia, the Prosecutor of the Smolensk region:
Hypoglycemia Taisia suffers from pancreatitis and diabetes. On the night of December 17 she suffered a bout of hypoglycemia. Hypoglycemia is a condition close to a coma that develops in patients with diabetes with a sharp drop in blood sugar levels, characterized by the development of seizures resembling epileptic seizures. Under normal conditions patients with hypoglycemia are admitted to hospital immediately. Taisiya continued to be in an ordinary cell of the Smolensk prison. Medical personnel in the prison are there only from 09:00 to 18:00.”There is still no possibility for normal treatment for Taisia. In addition to expired pills that lower blood sugar levels, which were brought by the prison nurse at her own risk, no attempts were made to even examine Taisia”- said Sergey Fomchenko. Relatives and friends of Taisia have every reason to fear for her life. We remember the horrible and tragic death of Sergei Magnitsky, who was tortured in prison for refusing to deal with the investigation. We have every reason to believe that in the case of Taisia Osipova the same scenario is possible. But we are confident in our power to prevent the next murder. After the case went public, the expired pills for Taisia were replaced with the pills with valid expiration date. Also, her family was allowed to purchase a portable apparatus to measure glucose levels in the blood. But Taisia is still under pressure. She is being transferred from cell to cell: in five days, she changed three chambers. Taisia has suffered several more bouts of acute hypoglycemia, but there is no initiative to transfer her to a prison hospital or to give her a normal medical examination. Instead the authorities forced Taisia to sign a paper that claims that the conditions of detention are fair. The investigator Ivanov SA, meanwhile, reported that after pretrial investigation stage the Taisia will be charged with an article 3.228 of the Criminal Court. This part implies a punishement from 8 to 20 years in prison. Katrina
In addition to the above charges, both Taisia Osipova and her husband Sergei Fomchenkov are being investigated by the officials with the aim to remove their parental rights over their daughter, Katrina. The removal of parental rights has no legitimate reason, and should be perceived as way to put pressure on Fomchenkov in connection to his political and civil activities. On December 27, 2011 at 10:00 in the city of Smolensk, Zadneprovski court a defense hearing will take place in the criminal case of an opposition activist and political prisoner Taisia Osipova. Your desire and ability to speak, write and display information about the court hearing of the case Taisia Osipova are more important than ever! 24 Dec 2011, 5:43
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