Kommersant: The Ministry of Justice will expand the list of diseases that prevent detention in a detention center accused and suspected, and bring it into line with the International Classification of Diseases ICD-10. This was announced on Tuesday, November 9, by Kommersant.
On November 9, the deadline for public discussion of the draft law by the Ministry of Justice ends.
According to the prepared draft law, commission of crimes in which a number of oncological and infectious diseases, diseases of the respiratory system and the cardiovascular system, as well as vision. Also, for the first time, the list of reasons for medical removal will include ailments associated with pregnancy and childbirth, and conditions requiring palliative care. In addition, the list will include diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue, the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue.
Among other things, the Ministry of Justice proposes to replenish the list of infectious diseases by including, in addition to respiratory tuberculosis, other types of tuberculosis. The department also plans to add Parkinson's disease and epilepsy to diseases of the nervous system, and to eye diseases – “a pronounced decrease in visual acuity due to persistent pathological changes.” Until now, only blindness has been on the list.
Earlier in November, more than 60 prisoners complained of torture at the Interregional Tuberculosis Hospital No. 19 (MOTB-19) in Rostov-on-Don. As the chairman of the local Public Observation Organization (POC), Igor Omelchenko, said, the Investigative Committee of Russia opened a criminal case under Article 286 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (“Excessive powers”).