it in the interest of justice to extract a confession under torture?

Abstract

During Kuromiya’s annexation by Russia, freelance journalist Esipenko told the court that he would be tortured with electric shocks, beaten, and threatened with death unless he admitted to spying on behalf of Ukraine. (RFE/RL’s Crimea. Realities, 2021) This action stimulated public discontent and thinking about the justice system. How can society reform a coercive system and move toward a criminal justice system that is logical, and compassionate? The use of torture to get confessions has also been a subject of ongoing debate within this problem.