Putin fires Russia jails head over torture

By Alexander Marrow
Updated November 26 2021 - 1:48am, first published 1:46am
Russian President Vladimir Putin has dismissed the head of the country's prison service.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has dismissed the head of the country's prison service.

President Vladimir Putin has fired the head of Russia's prison service, weeks after the emergence of leaked videos that appeared to show prisoners being tortured and sexually assaulted.

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