High-profile scandal with TCC in Volyn: why the Ombudsman's representative appealed to the SBI and the Prosecutor's Office
Kyiv • UNN
The Ombudsman's representative filed a complaint because the TCC staff refused to provide access to a man who was allegedly beaten and forcibly taken to the center. The man was taken to a military unit without the possibility of communication with the Ombudsman's representative.
The representative of the Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights, Dmytro Lubinets, informed the Volyn Regional Prosecutor's Office and filed a complaint with the State Bureau of Investigation over the actions of the Volyn MCC staff, who, in particular, did not provide an opportunity to talk to a detained man who was allegedly beaten and forcibly taken to the Lutsk MCC and JFO. This was reported by Lubinets, reports UNN.
"I received an appeal from an applicant who complained about the actions of employees of the Kovel City TCC and JV. The woman reported that her husband had been injured and then hospitalized. Right from the hospital, he was forcibly taken to the Lutsk MCC and JV," Lubinets wrote.
The Ombudsperson reported that his Representative in Volyn region immediately went to the regional TCC and JV to clarify the circumstances. However, the staff of the recruitment center did not comply with the Representative's requests and did not provide an opportunity to communicate with the detainee.
"Even after the arrival of the police, who were called by my Representative, the employees of the Volyn JCCC and JRF and the Lutsk JCCC and JRF did not provide an opportunity to communicate with the detained man, but reported that he was taken to a military unit. The actions of the employees of the Volyn JCCC and JRF and the Lutsk JCCC and JRF contradict the requirements of the Law of Ukraine "On the Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights" and can be qualified under Part 2 of Article 344 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. Therefore, my Representative informed the Volyn Regional Prosecutor's Office about this fact and filed an application with the State Bureau of Investigation," Lubinets said.
He emphasized that when it comes to human rights, there can be no obstacles for officials authorized to do so.
"There will be proper responsibility for every obstruction! I will not allow human rights to be neglected in a state governed by the rule of law!" the Ombudsman said.
Addendum
Lubinets reported that over 4,000 appeals regarding violations during mobilization, including cases of physical coercion, were recorded in Ukraine during the year. Although these cases have decreased, some cases of violations of citizens' rights remain.
