The civil chamber of the Supreme Court of Mari El Republic invalidated the judgment of Medvedevo district court, and made a decisional judgment. In accordance with this judgment the actions of the administration of the correction colony № 4 of Federal Service of Penal Executions of Russia in Mari El Republic were unlawful.

A friend of the convicted man, who is serving a sentence of imprisonment in the correction colony № 4 of Federal Service of Penal Executions of Russia in Mari El Republic in the premises of the chamber type, has applied to Regional public organization “Human being and Law”.

On 26 June, 2009 the woman sent him a parcel with food.

On 3 July the administration of the correction colony № 4 returned this parcel back to her.

The last parcel was received by this convicted person on 30 December, 2008.

In accordance with the law (clause “b”, part 2, Article 118 of the Penitentiary Code of the Russian Federation) the convicted, transferred to the premises of the chamber type, has the right to receive a parcel within six months. Thus, the convicted man had a right to receive a parcel after 6 months from the last parcel. So from 30 June, 2009 year he could get a parcel.

In accordance with paragraph 98 of the internal regulations of correction institutions the period of receiving parcels is one and the same as it was before for the convicted, transferred from one conditions of imprisonment to others.

However, according to the version of the administration, if the convicted person was transferred to the premises of the chamber type for a period of less than 6 months, then 98 of the internal regulations of correction institutions does not work.

The civil chamber explained that any other special rules had not been established by legislation of the Russian Federation.

That’s why the decision of Medvdevo district court was falsified.