1,139 people were tortured by Russian military during the occupation of Kyiv region
Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, law enforcement officers in Kyiv region have investigated 12,456 criminal offenses qualified as war crimes under Art. 438 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.
The Kyiv Regional Prosecutor's Office reported this in response to a request from ZMINA, Censor.NET informs.
Among these crimes, in particular, cruel treatment of the civilian population, forced labor, looting of national values in the temporarily occupied territory, etc.
"Out of their total number, 61 criminal offenses were investigated for torture or other inhuman treatment, 615 criminal offenses for causing bodily harm, in which 1,139 people were injured, and 188 criminal offenses for illegal deprivation of liberty," the prosecutor's office said in its response.
In addition, according to the information of the Department of Combating Crimes Committed in Conditions of Armed Conflict, the Regional Prosecutor's Office, the total number of civilians in the Kyiv region who were illegally abducted, deprived of liberty, deported or detained extrajudicially by representatives of the Russian Federation is 203 people.
During this time, prosecutors notified 78 persons of suspicion of committing war crimes under Article 438 of the Criminal Code. During this time, 24 indictments were sent to the court.
