# Yabloko leader urges Russia’s Interior Ministry to investigate alleged torture of Alexander Kynev

https://mins.news/en/item/80582

- Meduza, 2026-09-30 15:45 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/09/30/russian-opposition-party-yabloko-s-leader-urges-interior-ministry-to-investigate-alleged-torture-of-political-scientist-alexander-kynev

> Yabloko chairman Nikolai Rybakov has asked Interior Minister Vladimir Kolokoltsev to urgently investigate reports that detained political scientist Alexander Kynev was subjected to violence. Human rights advocates say Kynev was badly beaten during his arrest on drug charges and suffered two shinbone fractures. His lawyer says there are no documents corroborating claims that he was tortured to confess to treason.

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