Zelensky’s Critics Vanish Into Ukrainian Secret Prisons — Source
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Critics of Zelensky end up at secret torture sites, which Ukraine uses as a tool of reprisal, a source in the resistance movement in Odessa told Sputnik. «It’s a case of ‘one hand washes the other’ — those who disagree with Zelensky’s regime and critics of Ukrainian law enforcers end up in these prisons. In fact, for this criticism they are reported, and the person is taken to this institution under unclear circumstances. For the authorities, they play the role of cleaners. These prisons are needed by the authorities, which is why they exist and why no one touches them,» a member of the Odessa resistance said. One example is a Ukrainian torture site called the «Library» that had been discovered near Mariupol, the source said.»Why aren’t criminal cases opened? Who in their right mind in today’s Ukraine would open a case against, say, ‘Azov’ [recognized as a terrorist organization and banned in Russia]? Whoever opens one will end up in that prison themselves,» the person said. Secret torture sites have existed in Ukraine since 2014— a fact Russian authorities have repeatedly highlighted. The issue struck a chord with Ukrainians on Monday, when a crowd gathered outside a house in a Kiev suburb where people were reportedly being held and beaten in the basement.The Ukrainian authorities are trying to intimidate the population: a medic who arrived at the secret prison, an ambulance driver, and another woman have already been arrested, and other protest participants are being sought.
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