▁from ▁his ▁chair ▁and ▁jump ed ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁office ▁window , ▁breaking ▁the ▁glass ▁with ▁his ▁head . ▁Having ▁fallen ▁on ▁a ▁police ▁motor cycle ▁in ▁the ▁cour ty ard ▁of ▁the ▁police ▁department , ▁Mik he ye v ▁got ▁a ▁severe ▁compression ▁f ract ure ▁of ▁sp ine ▁( L - I ) ▁with ▁a ▁cr ush ▁of ▁sp inal ▁cord ▁and ▁other ▁inj uries . ▁ ▁On ▁the ▁same ▁day ▁- ▁September ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁- ▁Maria ▁Sav ely e va ▁returned ▁home ▁by ▁herself . ▁ ▁Public ▁inqu iry ▁▁ ▁In ▁July ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁Ale k sey ▁Mik he ye v ▁applied ▁to ▁the ▁N iz h ny ▁Nov gor od ▁Society ▁for ▁Human ▁Rights ▁for ▁help ▁in ▁rest oring ▁his ▁rights . ▁The ▁material ▁was ▁moved ▁to ▁Committee ▁Again st ▁T ort ure , ▁marked ▁by ▁the ▁registration ▁number ▁" 0 1 ". ▁Thus , ▁Mik he ye v ’ s ▁case ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁case ▁to ▁the ▁Committee ▁Again st ▁T ort ure ▁after ▁the ▁registration ▁of ▁the ▁Regional ▁Public ▁Organ ization ▁“ Com mit te e ▁Again st ▁T ort ure ”. ▁In ▁this ▁case , ▁the ▁human ▁rights ▁def enders ▁from ▁N iz h ny ▁Nov gor od ▁un cover ed ▁a ▁large ▁set ▁of ▁illegal ▁police ▁activities , ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁future ▁the ▁case ▁got ▁a ▁name ▁as ▁' public ▁inqu iry ▁into ▁tort ure '. ▁ ▁The ▁public ▁investigation ▁was ▁accompanied ▁by ▁the