Twenty Russian women who were detained for protesting against Vladimir Putin’s war on Ukraine claim they were stripped naked and forced to squat “in front of police cameras”.
The suspects were reportedly rounded up at or close to a rally and were subjected to “humiliating and degrading” treatment, their lawyer says.
Women police officers ordered the suspected protestors, aged 18 to 27, to strip but in some cases cell doors were left open as male officers walked by.
Cell cameras fitted with video recorders spied on the alleged abuse in all cases.
It is understood that the men detained at the same time were not subjected to strip-and-squat orders.
