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The SBI counters torture and unlawful violence by officials.
During the “Honest Conscription” operation, SBI officers, with the support of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, uncovered illegal actions by two notification teams of one of the district recruitment centers and mobilization points in the Odesa region. The teams included 10 servicemembers. Reports the SBI.
According to the investigation, during mobilization activities they used force against civilians, beat them, used tear gas, and forcibly delivered them to the recruitment center.
So far the SBI has documented 15 such episodes.
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In one case a man tried to flee from a notification team. During the pursuit the driver of the recruitment center’s service vehicle ran him over.
The investigation established that these violations were systemic. The suspects used the motto “Blow, pack, and staff” among themselves, which they even set as a wallpaper on their mobile phones.
Four servicemembers of the recruitment center have been charged with torture and unlawful deprivation of liberty (part 1 of Art. 28, part 3 of Art. 127, and part 2 of Art. 146 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).
Six other servicemembers have been charged with unlawful deprivation of liberty (part 2 of Art. 146 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).
Four suspects in the torture case were ordered detained without the right to bail. Six suspects were ordered — round-the-clock house arrest.
The pre-trial investigation is ongoing.
The Odesa Specialized Prosecutor’s Office for Defense of the Southern Region is exercising procedural supervision.
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