Russian oppositionist V. Kara-Murza was transferred to a different jail and is once more saved in solitary confinement

The transfer comes because the crackdown on Russian dissidents at residence and overseas continues, which has intensified since President Vladimir Putin despatched troops into Ukraine practically two years in the past.

V. Kara-Murza, 42, was being held in a jail within the Omsk area, however on Monday his supporters stated he was not there.

Maria Eismont, Kara-Murza’s lawyer, informed the impartial Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta on Tuesday that she had obtained a letter from him informing him that he had been transferred to a different jail in Omsk and that he had been held in solitary confinement for a minimum of 4 months.

In a letter, a replica of which was posted on Fb by one other of his legal professionals, Vadim Prokhorov, Kara-Murza stated jail officers on Friday accused him of disobeying an order he stated he had not even been given.

“So now I am IK-7 [pataisos kolonijoje]additionally in Omsk,” the politician wrote within the letter.

“It is a particular regime colony, there is a particular dwelling area for repeat offenders like me. I’m, in fact, in solitary confinement,” he wrote, including that he’s tremendous, he has sufficient meals and the ability is heat.

V. Kara-Murza survived two poisonings, for which she blames the Russian authorities. He calls the costs in opposition to him a punishment for opposing President V. Putin, and compares his trial to indicate trials below Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin.

In line with his spouse Yevgenija Kara-Murza, he spent the final 4 months in solitary confinement. Solitary confinement of imprisoned political opponents has grow to be a standard follow in Russia to be able to put extra strain on them.

Kara-Murza was arrested in 2022 and later sentenced to 25 years in jail on prices associated to a speech he gave to the Arizona Home of Representatives that 12 months by which he condemned Russia’s large-scale invasion of Ukraine.

After beginning the struggle in Ukraine, Russia below V. Putin started to extra actively neutralize the opposition and stifle criticism. Amongst these efforts is a legislation that prohibits “defamation” of the Russian navy.