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November 9 15 minutes published article “The father of an 18-year-old prisoner who died in a prison:” That sadist tortured him for 3 days and everyone pretended not to listen. “It caused public outrage. More than one reader wondered how the officers in charge of the convicts could have missed the signs of violence when a prisoner was tortured in a prison cell for three days and ended in death.
On November 3, the Kaunas Regional Court handed down a verdict in this murder case, in which 20-year-old Lukas Lukoševičius, convicted 4 times earlier, was found guilty of killing EJ, a 28-year-old Vilnius resident, at the Marijampolė Correctional Institution in the spring of 2019.
The murder was committed by hitting at least twenty blows with his hands, feet, and a half-meter-long metal bar (broken a leg of a table in the chamber) to his legs, arms and head.
After an examination of EJ’s body after the murder, forensic experts found visible bruises on the soft tissues of the face, subcutaneous bruises on the right cheek, left cheek and left cheek, and on the back of the nose without serious injuries. in the head that cause death; on the right arm, forearm, wrist and hand; on the left arm and hand; on the right thigh, knee area and lower leg; on the left thigh and lower leg; Superficial incisional wounds on the calf and right foot. Some bruises (on the arms and thighs) were particularly massive and generalized, with probable complications.
As a result of a constant and prolonged beating from EJ in a coma, his life died in a hospital after head surgery due to bloodshed in the brain. The killer was only 18 years old at the time.
The convict was sentenced to 15 years in prison.
Eriko Ovčarenko / 15min nuotr./Lukas Lukoševičius
In 15 minutes Romualdas J., the victim’s father, spoke about how his son L. Lukoševičius, whom he called a sadist during the conversation, had been tortured for three days. The man, recognized as a victim in the homicide case, claimed that the situation conducive to the murder was created by the prison staff. According to him, the son (killed EJ) and L. Lukoševičius could not sit together because they belonged to different castes.
Not only the witnesses – other prisoners, but also the convicted L. Lukoševičius spoke about the fact that EJ had been beaten for three days, admitting that the victim of the violence could barely stand, EJ’s body was covered with bruises , beating him for insignificant reasons, and warned officers that if EJ was not removed from his cell, he would continue to be violent. Officials saw injuries to the victim’s face and legs, according to the convict’s testimony in court.
According to the court verdict, L. Lukoševičius assured that when he hit the victim, the entire floor rang. The broken table leg was behind the window sill, it could be seen clearly, but the officers did not realize it, although the inspection is done every half hour.
The beatings after the murder were also recorded by the experts, and the killer’s father also saw them with his own eyes, removing the son’s body and requesting a new examination. However, the prison wards, who testified in court, stated that they had not been beaten or heard complaints from EJ while he was still alive.
“I know that one of the officers withdrew after the incident. I promise to go to court for the inaction of the prison guards, so I will not leave everything,” after the publication of the article. 15 minutes Romuald J., the killer’s father, told the journalist, calling him all the failed operations of the operatives.
“It could have been another boy or grandfather in the same place. Anyone else, the lower castes, would also be tortured. The situation was created by the correctional facility staff. After all, they not only supervise the prisoners, they must also protect them: from each other, from suicides, etc. Here, after all, there is a correctional facility. ARRANGEMENTS house! The son committed a crime, he was imprisoned for it. But he was not sentenced to death. ” 15 minutes the victim’s father said.
Before the article is published on November 9, 15 minutes the journalist addressed the comment to both the Marijampolė Correctional Institution and the Department of Prisons. It was asked whether an official inspection had indeed been carried out after the murder, which led to the conclusion that no irregularities had been found in the actions of the caretakers. It was also asked if on the day of the murder, two days before, the prison supervisors could not see, show obvious signs of violence, not hear the screams of the tortured prisoner EJ when the officers’ station was about 10 meters from the cell where everything happened and was done daily. and controls, prisoners taken for a walk.
During the preparation of the article, the following comment was received from the Department of Prisons: “The convicted EJ never approached the officers about conflict situations with other convicts or about the impossibility of being in the cell. The convict had the opportunity to communicate with the administration staff at any time (convicts are taken to the walking yards daily, provided with food, cell inspections, etc.). It should also be noted that no they observed signs of violence on the inmate’s face, the inmate himself did not seek medical attention for injuries or health disorders.
The response of the Department of Prisons to the editorial board also indicated that an official inspection was carried out in this case due to the actions of the civil servants, during which no violations of the protection and surveillance of the convicted were found.
However, after the article was published, the Department of Prisons decided to conduct another inspection.
November 11th 15 minutes The management of the Department of Prisons received a report, taking into account information that had appeared in public space, the article by Karolina Stažytė “The father of a prisoner who died in a correctional center for 18 years:” That sadist tortured him during 3 days and everyone pretended not to listen ” 15 minutes portal) and after knowing the conclusion of the official inspection carried out by the Marijampol Correctional Center instructed, he instructed the Immunity Division of the Prisons Department to carry out an official inspection of the facts presented in said article and the official inspection material and reevaluate the actions and responsibilities of the officials of the Marijampolė Correctional Center.
The official inspection began on November 11.
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