Eskova's relatives are concerned about plans to return her to the isolation ward

Sochi resident Olga Eskova is planned to be discharged from the mental hospital and sent to serve the remainder of her administrative arrest, although doctors have not issued recommendations on the detention regime and treatment. According to Olga's husband, she is experiencing severe stress due to returning to the detention center.

"Caucasian Knot" wrote that 51-year-old Olga Eskova from Sochi was detained on July 10. The court sentenced her to 15 days of arrest for a pro-Ukrainian comment on Telegram, but after five days in a special detention center, she was transferred to a mental hospital. Eskova's relatives were informed that she attempted suicide. After the end of her arrest, the woman was not released from the mental hospital. The husband of Sochi resident Olga Eskova filed a complaint with the head of the Investigative Committee. Doctors are not saying when they plan to discharge Olga, and security forces intend to return her to the detention center to serve the remaining 10 days of her arrest. Eskova's arrest has been appealed. In her complaint, the woman stated that she was not allowed access to a lawyer and that pressure was put on her.

The Sochi mental hospital officially announced the diagnosis of 51-year-old Olga Eskova, who was hospitalized on July 15 after a suicide attempt in a temporary detention center - F23.01, acute polymorphic psychotic disorder without symptoms of schizophrenia, hallucinatory-delusional syndrome, suicide attempt. A copy of the certificate with the diagnosis was provided by the Eskovs to the "Caucasian Knot".

According to the patient's husband, Eduard Eskov, in whose name the power of attorney for handling all of Olga's affairs was certified at the hospital, he and his wife had previously sent a written statement to the head physician. It contained demands to provide a written conclusion on the diagnosis, a copy or extract from the medical record, information on the prescribed medications, dosages and duration of administration, to explain the grounds and duration of hospitalization, the discharge procedure, and to ensure the representative's right to communicate with the attending physician.

According to Eduard Eskov, no answer was received to these questions. Instead, the psychiatrist verbally reported plans to discharge Olga to a temporary detention facility, where she will have to "serve the remaining term" of administrative arrest. "I was told it would be today or tomorrow," he said.

The husband claims that Olga is experiencing severe secondary stress and fear of returning to the detention center, fearing a repeat of the situation after which she was hospitalized. According to him, doctors refuse to draw up written recommendations to law enforcement agencies about what regime and treatment Olga needs to maintain her health and life when placing her back in the conditions due to which she attempted suicide. According to Eduard Eskov, he intends to file a complaint with the prosecutor's office against both the actions of the dispensary staff and the actions of the security forces.

According to lawyer Nikolay Romanov, who is not associated with Eskova's case, the actions of the medical institution and law enforcement agencies may violate both the patient's rights and basic guarantees for the protection of life.

"If there is a diagnosis that records a suicidal episode, doctors are required to conduct a commission assessment of the patient's condition before discharge. If the risk of repeated suicide remains, the patient cannot be transferred to conditions where this risk is increased without written recommendations on the detention regime and medical support. These documents must be sent to the body that makes the decision on further detention. Their absence can be interpreted as negligence," the lawyer explained.

According to him, the refusal to provide medical documentation to a legal representative violates Articles 13 and 22 of Federal Law No. 323 "On the Fundamentals of Protecting Citizens' Health." "In this case, we are talking not so much about treatment and restoration of health, but about the actual use of psychiatry for punitive purposes. This is a dangerous practice that has a sad history in Russia," the lawyer noted.

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