Ukraine notifie une suspicion contre le directeur d'une prison illégale à Louhansk
Les services de sécurité ukrainiens et le parquet ont notifié par contumace le directeur d'une prison illégale à Louhansk, occupée par la Russie, de soupçons de traitements cruels envers des civils. According to investigators, he organized systematic abuse and torture of detained resistance members and local residents.
L'essentiel
- The suspect was notified in absentia under Part 1 of Article 438 of Ukraine's Criminal Code, concerning cruel treatment of civilians.
- The suspect remains in territory temporarily occupied by Russia.
- Detainees were held in overcrowded, unheated cells without warm clothing or blankets.
- They were deprived of food, water and medical assistance.
- Investigators say detainees were tortured with electricity and struck with rubber batons.
- Some detainees had their bones broken and were beaten unconscious.
- The investigation is being conducted by the SBU's Directorate for Donetsk and Luhansk Regions under the supervision of the Luhansk Regional Prosecutor's Office.
Pourquoi c’est important
The case concerns alleged systematic torture and deprivation at an illegal detention facility operated by occupying authorities. The facility reportedly held abducted resistance members and local residents who opposed the occupation. The notification is an in-absentia legal measure because the suspect remains in temporarily occupied territory, while investigators continue working to secure his prosecution.
Ce qui s’est passé
Ukrainian security officials and prosecutors notified the head of an illegal prison in temporarily occupied Luhansk of suspicion of cruel treatment of civilians. According to investigators, the suspect organized systematic abuse of people detained there. The facility was created by Russian occupying authorities as the so-called Luhansk institution for the execution of punishments of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the LNR and was later renamed SIZO No. 1.
The suspect previously worked in the administration of the local colony and switched sides with Russia in 2014. Occupying authorities later appointed him to lead the illegal prison. Detainees included abducted members of the Ukrainian resistance movement and local residents of Luhansk who opposed the occupation.
According to the investigation, people were confined in overcrowded cells without heating, warm clothing or blankets, and were deprived of food, water and medical care. They were tortured with electricity, struck with rubber batons, including PR-73-type batons, and in some cases had their bones broken and beaten until losing consciousness. The suspect was notified in absentia because he is in temporarily occupied territory.
Ce qu’en disent les sources ukrainiennes
Ukrainian coverage emphasizes that the suspect organized abuse at a facility run by occupying authorities and that the alleged victims included resistance members and local residents opposed to the occupation. Ukrainian authorities present the notification as a concrete accountability step within an ongoing pre-trial investigation.
Contexte
The facility was established in Luhansk by Russian occupying authorities as the so-called Luhansk institution for the execution of punishments of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the LNR. It was later renamed SIZO No. 1. Investigators allege that detainees were held in overcrowded, unheated cells, deprived of basic necessities and medical assistance, tortured with electricity and rubber batons, and in some cases severely beaten.