An unnamed official from the regional penitentiary service told Novaya Gazeta opposition newspaper that prison guards had used "physical force" against Dadin after he "rudely refused to leave his cell and be searched, tugging at the guards' uniforms".
Avots Karēlijas ieslodzījuma vietu pārvaldē laikrakstam "Novaja gazeta" apliecināja, ka cietuma sargi lietojuši "fizisku spēku" pret Dadinu, jo viņš "rupji atteicies pamest kameru un pārmeklēt sevi, sācis raut ar rokām darbiniekus aiz viņu formām".