Lubinets, after an appeal from Dnipro about an injured person: balaclavas on TCC staff are unacceptable
The ombudsperson raised the question of the legality of such actions and reminded: representatives of the TCK must be identifiable and present their identification
Verkhovna Rada Commissioner for Human Rights Dmytro Lubinets stated that the use of balaclavas by employees of the TCC and SP during mobilization actions is unacceptable, responding to an appeal from a resident of Dnipro about her husband being injured by people in military uniforms and masks.
“I constantly emphasize that the use of balaclavas during mobilization measures is unacceptable. People have the right to understand who is approaching them, who stops them, detains them, or uses force. When individuals are concealed — it is impossible to identify those who may potentially violate human rights or commit criminal offenses,” said Dmytro Lubinets.
According to the ombudsman, a woman from Dnipro contacted him, reporting that her husband sustained injuries after actions by a group of people in balaclavas and military uniforms, whom she believes to be representatives of the TCC and SP. Lubinets added that the injuries are serious and released a video featuring the victim and his wife.
“I must raise an important question. Is it lawful for notification measures of those liable for military service to be carried out by persons in masks (balaclavas) that make it impossible to identify representatives of a state body? According to Ukrainian legislation, representatives of the TCC and SP while performing their official duties must be properly identified and present service IDs. Concealing the face causes people to distrust and not understand who exactly is in front of them, which directly affects the assessment of such events,” the ombudsman’s statement reads.
Earlier we wrote:
- “I smashed my own head”, – the TCC reacted to the video that went viral on social media
- “After captivity – beatings at home”: a released serviceman reported an attack by people in balaclavas
- TCC as “a place of unfreedom”: the ombudsman reported illegal detention of people for up to 50 days
- Taken from under her nose: a woman claimed that her husband was abducted from the entrance of her apartment building
- Beatings, abductions, traffic accidents: TCC and SP are massively violating people’s rights — Ombudsman in shock
