Decisión Admisibilidad del TEDH, Druzenko and Others v. Ukraine, de 15 de enero de 2007 (versión inglesa) – Ejercicio del derecho de libertad religiosa en establecimientos penitenciarios

In the morning of 30 May 2001, at about 10.00, the cells of Penitentiary no. 58, where the inmates were detained, were attacked by the “Berkut” special police force, which were supervised by the Governor of the penitentiary, Mr M-ko and a certain Mr M-pa. Police training was aimed at suppressing possible prison riots, the taking of hostages, etc. The police attacked and beat inmates with stocks of Kalashnikov automatic guns and truncheons, demanding that the inmates lie on the floor and stay still. Afterwards they were ordered to undress, were searched while naked and beaten again. About 120 convicts were subjected to this humiliating procedure. At the end of this procedure the inmates were asked whether they had any particular complaints about the police training, however, in the “Berkut”‘s presence nobody was willing to complain about these actions to the Governor of the Penitentiary no. 58. At the end of the police training the penitentiary staff also announced that in the course of the Parliamentary elections the inmates had to vote for a particular candidate no. 14 [...]