Overview
- Miftakhov, whose transfer to Harp became public on April 19, said the abuse began the next day on April 21, according to Monday reports by The Insider and Radio Svoboda.
- He described being bound with tape, struck on the soles with a wooden hammer, shocked with electricity, and beaten in the face and groin while loud music drowned out his screams.
- He named colony officer Mikhail Sobolev and said the assaults took place in Sobolev’s office with help from inmates, identifying one as Bulanov and another as a man named Mikhail.
- As of the latest reports, there is no public sign of an official inquiry or confirmation from Russia’s prison service.
- IK-18 is a remote strict-regime facility that holds many serving life terms, and past reports by advocates have documented systemic violence there.