The Russian opposition leader Alexei Nawalny was moved to a prison, which is known as the torture chamber.

Alexei Nawalny, Russia's imprisoned opposition leader, was brought to a prison colony, which is described by activists as a "torture chamber" and the "creepiest" prison in the country.

allies of the oppositional raised the alarm on Tuesday because he was removed from prison by state authorities and brought to an unknown place.

It should be brought to a high -security facility after a Russian court confirmed a judgment in May that had sentenced him to nine years in prison, but there was no official announcement when or where it would be laid.

The allies of Mr. Nawalny spoke up when a lawyer who visited him in his prison outside of Moscow was informed that he was no longer there.

Kira Yarmysh, his spokeswoman, confirmed to The Telegraph that he had been moved to the IK-6 penalty colony "Melekhovo", which was removed from Moscow.

A lawyer was able to meet Mr. Nawalny, 46, there.

The criminal colony was the subject of several media investigations on the abuse of occupants.

Ms. Yarmysh said in May that she was "notorious for her prisoners to be tortured and killed". She described it as "one of the creepiest prisons in Russia".

"Insmental to rape and beat others"

Vladimir Osechkin, an activist for the rights of the prisoners, said this week that it was a "torture chamber".

"Alexei was taken to the hospital [Prison] where occupants were forced to beat and rape other prisoners to make them compliant," he said.

On Wednesday Mr. Nawalny said that he had just arrived and had no immediate symptoms.

"Hello everyone from the strict regime zone," he said in a explanation posted on Instagram.

he joked that he had to wear a library with about 50 books that he had put together in his former prison.

"I have to be honest: When I was wearing these bags yesterday, I thought, maybe the burning of books is not a bad idea," he said in a message that was transmitted through his lawyer.

Mr. Nawalny's former prison also had a notorious reputation, but he did not report any cases of violence against him.

Russia's most popular opposition politician survived almost fatal poisoning in 2020. Since returning to Moscow in 2021, he has been in prison after he was found guilty in a German hospital in a German hospital to have violated the conditions of his probationary penalty.