Russian President Vladimir Putin dismissed the head of the Federal Penitentiary Service (FSIN) Alexander Kalashnikov. The text of the corresponding decree published on the Kremlin website.
“To release Kalashnikov Alexander Petrovich from the post of director of the Federal Penitentiary Service. This Decree comes into force from the date of its signing, ”the document says.
Instead of Kalashnikov, Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs of Russia Arkady Gostev was appointed to this position.
The resignation of Kalashnikov took place against the backdrop of a torture scandal in Russian colonies. Earlier in November, the human rights project Gulagu.net showed footage of prisoners being bullied at the Federal Penitentiary Service hospital and in the Saratov region.
Kalashnikov took over as director of the FSIN in October 2019, replacing Gennady Kornienko. In 2021, it was included in the sanctions lists of the European Union, the United States and Canada.
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