KAZAN, Russia -- A court in Kazan, the capital of Russia's republic of Tatarstan, has set a date for the trial eight former police officers accused of torturing prisoners.
The court ruled on June 6 that the trial will begin on June 13.
The defendants have been charged with abusing their positions, forging arrest documents, and the deliberate infliction of serious bodily harm.
They pleaded not guilty at the preliminary hearing.
Fourteen people who say they were tortured by the police officers filed lawsuits after a 52-year-old Kazan resident was allegedly raped and tortured to death while in custody last year.
The death led to a wave of protests against police brutality across Russia. Tatar police officials, including the republic's interior minister, resigned in the wake of the scandal.
The court ruled on June 6 that the trial will begin on June 13.
The defendants have been charged with abusing their positions, forging arrest documents, and the deliberate infliction of serious bodily harm.
They pleaded not guilty at the preliminary hearing.
Fourteen people who say they were tortured by the police officers filed lawsuits after a 52-year-old Kazan resident was allegedly raped and tortured to death while in custody last year.
The death led to a wave of protests against police brutality across Russia. Tatar police officials, including the republic's interior minister, resigned in the wake of the scandal.
