Investigative Committee to terminate the investigation of the criminal case against the police department employees Pervomaisky Vitebsk, who beat out a confession in children with screwdrivers and masks. The case against the policemen, butchers was opened in May 2011.

A preliminary investigation into the use of illegal methods of investigation operatives Pervomaisky district police dragged on for six years. And the other day headquarters of the Investigative Committee reported to the victims and their families to close the investigation.

Deputy Chief of the Investigative Department Aleshkin Michael said that the investigation terminated on the basis of paragraph 1 of Article 2 hours. 29 CCP ("for lack of corpus delicti"). Meanwhile, relatives of the victims are outraged by this decision and believe that it was simply hushed up.

"Before that, in a private conversation, the investigator Prosecutor General (now the investigator SC) Nikolay Shilov told me that he had found on the First Department of Internal Affairs of Vitebsk real torture chamber - with a set of screwdrivers, masks, handcuffs, and that the perpetrators will necessarily be punished. But in the end all the perpetrators went to somehow increase ", - said the father of one of the victims Khachatur Khachaturyan.

His son, Alexander Loginov and his friends were arrested in the summer of 2009 as a suspect in the brutal murder committed in Vitebsk Regional Hospital. Vitebsk schoolboys spent behind bars and a half years, until the end of November 2010 Mogilev Regional Court did not meet their (the public prosecutor requested 14 years).

It is on the court in Mogilev defendants told how they extracted testimony to the police station Pervomaisky district of Vitebsk. To knock on minors a confession, investigators shoved a gun in his mouth, tortured with screwdrivers and masks, threatened to drop headfirst into the Dvina, etc. This was accompanied by beatings. The presence of a lawyer during the interrogation or the legal representative of a minor speech did not go ...

The group included the operations officer of the Criminal Investigation Department of Internal Affairs of the criminal police Pervomaisky Vitebsk GD Titov (Senior), AN Shilin, AM Karchevsky, GV Lavitsky and officer of the Criminal Investigation Department of the Vitebsk Oblast Executive Committee A. Peterson, IA Gil'keĭ, VV Shashkin, S. Boldyshev and operations officer for special cases GUUR KM Ministry of Internal Affairs, AP Greeks. The head of the investigative group was for a time Schetko Yuri, now deputy head of the Investigative Committee of the Vitebsk region.

According to relatives of the boys, the investigation of the criminal case on the fact of torture turned to them with new misery - had to recall their experiences and "meet with the dregs to confrontations." True, parades were held at the end of the investigation - after more than three years after what happened. Many individuals and the details were just forgotten. Lawyers for confrontations not allowed.

Alexander Loginov victim admitted that it looked like a formality. In addition, present at the confrontation, not all involved in torture by the police. It is curious that the victims were held on charges of torture as witnesses. "Imagine, they were both witnesses to the fact that they were beaten ..." - outraged the legal representative of another victim Svetlana Olszewski.

According to her, at the beginning of the investigator Nikolai Shilov called the investigation "resonant matter of national importance": "He made us and our children and a half year experience this nightmare again. And as a result - zilch ... Termination of the investigation - an attempt to protect the spotted coat. And not only stained with mud and blood. So, the chaos will continue in this country and continue. "

"And no one apologized to children, to parents, to the school, which has experienced such pressure that the head teacher for educational work, even had to resign. Teachers were forced to rewrite the data. No sorry! But wait, let us make trouble, kept children in prison 17 months - to be answered. No, they are heroes today ... This is disgraceful and insulting "- outraged Khachatur Khachaturyan.

Alexander Loginov, who endured torture and did not admit guilt, is now serving in the military. "December 15, he will take the oath of allegiance to the country and the state. So, this is the state to lower it through the floor, took almost an invalid. He's now back problems and spine, he had problems with constant headaches. Yes, the army took, but we are taking all there today. He keeps it dignified, "- said the father of the victim.

Napayuka mother Alexandra, who also spent six years in prison, said his son still wakes up at night with the wild cries of "Do not!"

Testimony in the case on the application of criminal investigation officers unlawful methods of investigation also gave Artem Ovcharov, Vladimir Rysev, Denis Kosyakin, Artem Claus, which took place in 2009 as suspects (later - the status of witnesses) of murder.

Help. The brutal murder of the Vitebsk Regional Hospital (more than 60 stab wounds) was committed by 14 June 2009. After two weeks on suspicion of murder were arrested Vitebsk teenagers A. Loginov, Napayuk, A. Ovcharov. Was indicted and Napayuku Loginov. November 29, 2010 (17 months after arrest) minors were acquitted Mogilev Regional Court and released from custody in the courtroom.

“Vietebsk Courier”