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Kidnapped people and demanded money: 5 detained – participants in hostilities, the amount of damages – more than half a million

Five of the six soldiers detained by the police on suspicion of kidnapping and extorting money from the wounded in the war were themselves combatants; there are no representatives of the TCC among the suspects, and the total amount of damages in the case currently exceeds 500 thousand hryvnias. Source: the response of the investigative department of the State Police in Ternopil Oblast to the request of “Ukrainian Pravda” Verbatim from the response: “Among the suspects, five servicemen performed combat missions and took a direct part in the implementation of measures to ensure national security and defense, repulse and deter armed aggression of the Russian Federation, being directly in the areas of implementation of the specified measures (on the front line).” Details: The investigation department did not answer the question of which unit the soldiers belonged to, but noted that as part of the criminal proceedings, “requests were made to obtain information about the specific unit in which the suspects are serving military service.” The police also emphasized that “representatives of territorial recruitment and social support centers have not been identified among the detainees.” “Currently, four victims have been identified in the criminal proceedings, who have suffered material damage, preliminary, in the total amount of UAH 526,880. The exact amount of the damage will be determined based on the results of forensic product and auto product expert examinations,” says the response to the request. The law enforcement officers are also investigating whether the weapons seized from the detainees were registered with the Armed Forces of Ukraine. “Currently, in the criminal proceedings, the pre-trial investigation is ongoing, measures are being taken to ensure a quick, complete and impartial investigation, in particular, the identification of new episodes of criminal activity, victims, possible accomplices and other circumstances that are relevant to the case”, – reported in response to the request of the UP. Background: On October 15, it became known that the police in the Ternopil region detained 6 military men who illegally detained people who were undergoing rehabilitation after injuries, used physical violence against them, tortured them, demanded money and took property. According to “Ukrainian Pravda” sources, the detainees are fighters from the 3rd Separate Assault Brigade. They published an official statement about the shodo incident there. On October 16 and 17, the court ordered preventive measures in the form of detention for the detainees.”, — write: www.pravda.com.ua

Five of the six soldiers detained by the police on suspicion of kidnapping and extorting money from the wounded in the war were themselves combatants; there are no representatives of the TCC among the suspects, and the total amount of damages in the case currently exceeds 500 thousand hryvnias.

Source: the response of the investigative department of the National Police State Police in Ternopil region to the request of “Ukrainian Pravda”

Verbatim from the answer: “Among the suspects, five servicemen performed combat tasks and directly participated in the implementation of measures to ensure national security and defense, repulse and deter armed aggression of the Russian Federation, being directly in the areas of implementation of the specified measures (on the front lines).”

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Details: The investigation department did not answer the question of which unit the soldiers belonged to, but noted that as part of the criminal proceedings, “requests were made for the purpose of obtaining information about the specific unit in which the suspects are doing military service.”

The police also emphasized that “representatives of territorial recruitment and social support centers have not been identified among the detainees.”

“Currently, four victims have been identified in the criminal proceedings, who have suffered material damage, preliminary, in the total amount of UAH 526,880. The exact amount of the damage will be determined based on the results of forensic product and auto product expert examinations,” says the response to the request.

The law enforcement officers are also investigating whether the weapons seized from the detainees were registered with the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

“Currently, in the criminal proceedings, the pre-trial investigation is ongoing, measures are being taken to ensure a quick, complete and impartial investigation, in particular, the identification of new episodes of criminal activity, victims, possible accomplices and other circumstances that are relevant to the case”, – reported in response to the request of the UP.

Prehistory:

  • On October 15, it became known that the police of the Ternopil region detained 6 military men who illegally deprived people who were undergoing rehabilitation after injuries, used physical violence against them, tortured them, demanded money and took property.
  • According to “Ukrainian Pravda” sources, the detainees are fighters from the 3rd Separate Assault Brigade. It was published there official statement after the incident.
  • October 16 and 17 the court chose preventive measures in the form of detention are given to detainees.
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