Top prison officials Yevgeny Petrov, his deputy Rostislav Balobolko, and five others in Saint Petersburg have been charged with abuse. Two male inmates were allegedly abused by them violently for attempting to escape from prison.
As punishment, prisoners under psychiatric care were ordered by Balobolko to perform psychological and physical violence. A prisoner suffered violent sex acts in a psychiatric block when two convicts were ordered to do so.
A sexual assault was filmed when Petrov raped a prisoner. Other prisoners were also ordered to engage in that. Four inmates also carried out sexual assaults, for which they have been charged.
