153. Detention, interrogation, torture
Balakliya (Kharkiv)
LOCATION: Balakliya (Kharkiv)
DATE: June 7-September 1, 2022
NUMBER OF WITNESSES: 1
SUMMARY: Russian forces detained and tortured the Witness at his home on June 7, 2022. He was then taken to the Balakliya Police Station where he was interrogated, beaten, and tortured in captivity for three months.
WITNESSES
The Witness of the incident was a male civilian and resident of Balakliya in his late 20s.
VICTIMS
The Victim of the incident was the Witness mentioned above.
ALLEGED PERPETRATORS
as described by the Witness(es)
The perpetrators included members of the Russian military, a possible FSB officer, and soldiers from the internationally unrecognized “Donetsk People’s Republic” and “Luhansk People’s Republic.”