Russia’s Tsarordered attack on the Ukrainians, Wladimir Putin, not only emphasizes the Tsar’s warlike personality, but also recalls what he might be capable of, besides destroying houses and apartments, shooting civilians and using all kinds of bombs and rockets, even when prohibited by international treaties. In fact, during the invasion of Chechnya some thirty years ago, in the 90s, incredible war crimes against the Chechens were committed by the Russians, which went down in history for their harshness and cruelty: one of the most used techniques to get the prisoners Talks included elephant technique and chemical punishment.
What happened in Chechnya
One of the most famous and prominent British war journalists and writers John Sweeney who in a long article in his newspaper The Guardian in 2000 had described in great detail what was happening in these territories to remember what was happening there Russians led by Putin. The expert collected the credentials of those who personally suffered the torments of hell and miraculously managed to survive after the torture and the resulting information leaked to the Russians.
What is the elephant technique
A very particular technique, known as “the elephant technique,” appeared several times in the speeches of survivors. One of them described the practice: “They put one on you antigas mask of course. Your hands are tied behind your back so you can’t do anything. Then they close the breathing tube and you start gagging,” he told the DailyStar. Another survivor explained how under the constriction of the “elephant’s trunk,” people would say anything.” Once the gas mask was worn, you knew they would suffocate you. First they let go and you take a deep breath. Then they sprayed gas into the breathing hole. It was so horrific that just seeing the gas mask in the room would make people confess to anything.
The chemical bath
One of the worst prison camps used by the Russians during the conflict was at Chernokozovo, about forty miles northwest of Grozny, the main destination for inmates in Chechnya. He quickly became famous for the brutal torture of those who ended up there. Forms of torture included prolonged beatings, beatings on the genitals and soles of the feet, rape, electric shocks, tear gas, and other methods. The guards also subjected the prisoners to deep humiliation and degrading treatment. The worst that could happen, however, was that chemical bathroom as a former prisoner of only 17 years, who was sightless for a few weeks, said. “They put me in a cell with something chemical in it. They tied my hands behind my back and said, ‘Go swim’. But in this cell “there was something else, a barrel of water with a cage on it. You couldn’t get out,” he adds, probably useful for letting the prisoners suffocate under the water until they talk. Nevertheless. Overwhelming evidence Putin and Russia have never admitted torturing prisoners during the conflict.
“The dog is off the leash”
In an interview with Lbc, John Sweeney returned to the stories but also to current events, emphasizing that this historical period is “bad, bad” and that events in Ukraine show that “the majority dog He is off the leash and growls at us: “Every clue is unequivocal, there is no need to specify who is the dog that growls around the world was “at the very beginning of 2000 in Chechnya, where he witnessed “serious evidence of war crimes by the Russian military”.