The Commission on Establishing the Fact of Deprivation of Personal Liberty as a Result of Armed Aggression Against Ukraine refused to grant the relevant status to Mykola Horb, a resident of the village of Petrivka in Beryslav District, who was illegally detained by the Russians.
This is reported by the Association of Relatives of Kremlin Political Prisoners
According to Mykola, on April 4, 2022, he was illegally detained by representatives of the Russian occupying forces. The basis for his detention was SMS messages on his mobile phone, which the soldiers construed as “adjusting fire”. Mykola Horb was held until June 12, 2022. During that time he suffered physical violence, mock executions and psychological pressure. As a result of inadequate conditions of detention and torture, the man lost about 20 kilograms.
After his release, the victim underwent a forensic medical examination, which documented bodily injuries, including fractures; he initiated the opening of a criminal case under Article 438 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (violation of the laws and customs of war) and provided testimony of eyewitnesses to the abduction and of persons who were held with him in the place of detention.
Despite the existence of a criminal case and medical confirmations, the commission issued a negative decision regarding the establishment of the fact of deprivation of liberty. At the same time, other people who had been held in the same place of detention together with the applicant were granted that status.
Earlier we wrote that the guard of the occupiers’ torture chamber in Kherson received a life sentence.