Three Russian prison guards have pleaded guilty to joining in the mass beating of a prisoner in a case that has revealed more than 50 complaints of torture at a single prison colony and led a lawyer representing the victim to flee the country after receiving death threats.
Gruesome video showed about 10 Russian guards taking turns to beat prisoner Yevgeny Makarov with rubber truncheons about the soles of his feet and legs as he was held face down on a table. The guards ignored Makarov’s screams and switched positions methodically, occasionally pouring a bucket of water over the convict’s head. One guard lectured Makarov for swearing at him.
