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"They said, 'You've had enough of everyone!'" A Ryazan resident complained of being beaten by police. She's defending the historic center from development.

Ryazanka Irina Ilyich said about the beating at the Sovietsky District Police Department. She suffered a concussion, broken wrists, bruises, and abrasions.

For more than two months, Ilyich has been defending a plot of land on Shchedrin Street, next to the Children's Art Center, from being developed into an apartment building. This is the city's historic core, with building restrictions. they're trying to cut it down Two century-old oak trees. The Ryazan resident filed complaints with all authorities; the owner's husband and the workers hired to clear the area insulted her and threatened to kill her because of Ilyich's actions. She received similar threats on the morning of May 30th, and the police arrived shortly after.

"The police arrived, one of them punched me in the face in my car, then handcuffed me and threw me into a van. I didn't have time to process anything. At the station, they punched and kicked me, I was lying in blood, they laughed and filmed. They said, 'You've had enough of everyone!' I lost consciousness and was vomiting. They called an ambulance and took me to Hospital No. 11. I woke up in some courtyard and went to the emergency room," the woman told Regional Aspect. She added that she was held at the station for five hours and no charges were filed.

Ilyich claims that during her absence, someone broke down the door to her home, stealing documents, a passport, and a phone containing photos and videos. Her seriously ill, bedridden mother is in the house.

The owner of the scandalous site is Inna Batkova - she already tried to sue The regional government owes her over 11 million rubles in lost profits due to the restrictions imposed on her land. Her husband is in charge of the land. Mikhail Batkov, who previously served as deputy head of the city administration for land issues and chairman of the Accounts Chamber. In 2006, he built In the resort village of Solotcha, a "recreation center" turned out to be 6-story buildings.

Ilyich filed a complaint against the police at the Ryazan Regional Department of Internal Affairs. She hasn't received a response yet. She sends messages to friends and family once a day. She warned them: "If I don't speak up all day, I'm gone."

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