INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Russian prison authorities approved the use of brutality and torture against Ukrainian prisoners of war weeks after the Kremlin launched its
after giving testimony to International Criminal Court (ICC) investigators.In March 2022, Igor Potapenko, the former head of the Federal
Penitentiary Service (FSIN) in St
were handed down in regions across the country, WSJ reported.Russia started preparing its penitentiary system for the arrival of prisoners
from the war that month, the WSJ said, citing documents and one of the anonymous former prison officials.Former guards also described a
unfounded.The ICC has accused Moscow of targeting civilians in Ukraine and unlawfully transporting Ukrainian children to Russia during its
full-scale invasion, with other investigations ongoing
The Hague-based court has issued at least six arrest warrants for Russian officials, including for President Vladimir Putin.
