▁September ▁ 1 2 , ▁based ▁on ▁f als ified ▁reports , ▁Judge ▁of ▁the ▁Bog or od sky ▁District ▁Court ▁im posed ▁administrative ▁arrest ▁on ▁A . ▁Mik he ye v ▁and ▁I . ▁Fro lov ▁for ▁ 5 ▁days ▁until ▁September ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 1 9 9 8 . ▁ ▁From ▁September ▁ 1 1 ▁to ▁ 1 6 , ▁police ▁officers ▁intens ely ▁question ed ▁Mik he ev ▁and ▁Fro lov ▁for ▁ 1 0 - 1 2 ▁hours ▁at ▁a ▁time , ▁forcing ▁them ▁to ▁conf ess ▁to ▁ra pe ▁and ▁murder ▁of ▁Maria ▁Sav ely va ▁and ▁forcing ▁them ▁to ▁write ▁an ▁ad mission ▁of ▁gu ilt . ▁ ▁On ▁September ▁ 1 6 , ▁Fro lov ▁was ▁released , ▁and ▁a ▁criminal ▁case ▁was ▁opened ▁against ▁Mik he ye v ▁for ▁storing ▁am mun ition . ▁The ▁reason ▁for ▁initi ating ▁this ▁case ▁was ▁the ▁protocol ▁of ▁an ▁illegal ▁search ▁of ▁Mik he ye v ’ s ▁car . ▁Fro lov ▁was ▁brought ▁to ▁this ▁case ▁as ▁a ▁witness . ▁On ▁September ▁ 1 6 , ▁Fro lov ▁was ▁sum mon ed ▁for ▁inter rog ation ▁to ▁the ▁Len in sky ▁police ▁department , ▁where ▁after ▁inter rog ation ▁he ▁was ▁again ▁il leg ally ▁det ained . ▁After ▁be ating ▁and ▁thre ats ▁from ▁the ▁deput y ▁chief ▁of ▁the ▁N iz h ny ▁Nov gor od ▁Region ▁Department ▁of ▁the ▁In ternal ▁Affairs , ▁Py otr ▁Sib ire v ▁and ▁the ▁deput y