Vladimir Putin commented on violations at the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia, including violence against prisoners and torture, which have recently appeared on the Internet.
"Such things are absolutely unacceptable. What is there to say?"Putin said at a meeting of the Council for the Development of Civil Society and Human Rights on Thursday.
The Central Office of the Investigative Committee is conducting a preliminary inquiry into the issues that have become public and are now being reviewed as part of the criminal cases that have been opened.
"I agree with you that it is necessary to take system-wide measures that would change the situation.
Everything you mentioned definitely needs to be very carefully analysed, after which relevant measures can be adopted,"President said after report of the Council member Eva Merkacheva.
The Federation Council has already started introducing amendments to the legislation that actually define the crime of torture. This work is underway.
Also discussed were the issues of the large number of people in pre-trial detention centers, the use of modern technologies and tracking methods instead of detention, the establishment of correctional facilities and the equipment of prison hospitals.
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