US EditionMoscow court sends US citizen awaiting trial to a psychiatric hospital
- A Moscow court agreed to admit Joseph Tater, a US citizen awaiting trial for assaulting a police officer, to a psychiatric hospital non-voluntarily after a medical evaluation.
- Tater's defense lawyer appealed his forced hospitalization, accusing officials of trying to isolate him from society.
- Human rights groups have accused Russia of forcing citizens into psychiatric institutions due to their political views, a Soviet-era practice increasingly used by President Vladimir Putin's government.
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einnews.comAmerican in Russia Forcibly Sent to Psychiatric Hospital Ahead of Criminal Trial
A U.S. man awaiting trial in Russia on charges of assaulting a police officer was forcibly sent to a psychiatric hospital, the state-run TASS news agency reported Sunday, citing court documents.
An American arrested in Russia in 2024, interned in a psychiatric hospital
A U.S. citizen detained in Russia has been placed in a psychiatric hospital, according to the state news agency TASS. The 46-year-old man, who responds to the name of Joseph Tater, was arrested in Moscow in August 2024 and is accused of verbally attacking hotel employees in the Russian city and assaulting a police officer during the incident, according to Russian Justice. If convicted, he could face up to five years in prison. According to judic…
US citizen to be forcibly admitted to psychiatric hospital in Moscow ahead of trial
A U.S. citizen awaiting trial in Moscow has been forcibly placed in a psychiatric hospital, according to Russian state media reports on April 6. Joseph Tater, 46, was arrested in August 2024 after being accused of assaulting a police officer during an altercation with hotel staff in a luxury hotel in the Russian capital. Following a medical evaluation on March 15, a Moscow court approved Tater's involuntary admission to the psychiatric hospital.…
Russia sends US citizen Joseph Tater to psychiatric hospital before assault trial
US citizen Joseph Tater, accused of assaulting a Russian officer, was forcibly hospitalized in Moscow after a psychiatric evaluation. His lawyer claims political motives amid growing concern over human rights abuses.
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