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Chairman of the Investigative Committee of Russia instructed to launch a criminal case on the use of violence against children in Sverdlovsk oblast

The investigating authorities of the Investigative Directorate of the Investigative Committee of Russia for Sverdlovsk oblast are verifying the information stating, that the spouses use physical violence and psychological abuse against their young children in Yekaterinburg.

Currently, investigators are taking measures to interrogate the family members and their acquaintances, the personal files are requested in relation to the spouses, and the severity of the harm caused to the children's health is being evaluated.

The Chairman of the Investigative Committee of Russia instructed Mr. Boginsky M.V., Head of the investigative directorate of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation for Sverdlovsk oblast to launch a criminal case and to submit a report. The investigation is a subject to control in the Main Investigative Directorate of the Investigative Committee.