▁Committee ▁Again st ▁T ort ure ▁were ▁focused ▁on ▁ident ifying ▁and ▁pro sec uting ▁the ▁persons ▁who ▁tort ured ▁Mik he ye v ▁in ▁the ▁Len in ▁Regional ▁Department ▁of ▁In ternal ▁Affairs ▁in ▁N iz h ny ▁Nov gor od . ▁Second ly , ▁human ▁rights ▁activ ists ▁sought ▁to ▁pro sec ute ▁police ▁officers ▁who ▁fabric ated ▁administrative ▁material ▁in ▁relation ▁to ▁Mik he ye v ▁in ▁Bog or od sk . ▁Also , ▁having ▁ir ref utable ▁evidence ▁of ▁Mik he ye v ' s ▁innoc ence , ▁the ▁Committee ▁Again st ▁T ort ure ▁also ▁joined ▁forces ▁in ▁def ending ▁Mik he ev ▁from ▁pro sec ution . ▁To ▁represent ▁interests ▁and ▁protect ▁Mik he ye v , ▁Y uri ▁Sid or ov ▁was ▁provided ▁as ▁a ▁lawyer . ▁In ▁addition , ▁Ig or ▁Kal y ap in ▁became ▁a ▁representative ▁of ▁the ▁interests ▁of ▁the ▁victim . ▁ ▁Lit ig ation ▁in ▁Russia ▁▁ ▁On ▁September ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁Mik he ye v ' s ▁mother , ▁Ly ud m ila ▁Nik ola ev na ▁Mik he ye va , ▁file d ▁an ▁application ▁with ▁the ▁pro sec utor ' s ▁office ▁of ▁the ▁Len in sky ▁district ▁requiring ▁pro sec ution ▁against ▁the ▁police ▁officers ▁ ▁who ▁tort ured ▁her ▁son . ▁C riminal ▁case ▁No . ▁ 6 8 2 4 1 ▁was ▁instit uted ▁on ▁the ▁signs ▁of ▁crime ▁in ▁accord ance ▁with ▁Art . ▁ 1