187. Detention, forced cooperation
Kakhovka (Kherson)
LOCATION: Kakhovka (Kherson)
DATE: April 30-October 3, 2022
NUMBER OF WITNESSES: 1
SUMMARY: In April 2022, the Witness, a local school administrator, was forced to resign and turn over school documents and equipment to individuals collaborating with Russian forces. He was then detained by Russian forces on April 30 after his home was searched. He was held in the Kakhovka police department, where he was interrogated about his work as an educator and beaten until his release on May 14. He was detained again in early September 2022 and held in the same police station for another 25 days, during which he was forced to do menial labor and vote in favor of the referendum for the Kherson region to become Russian Federation territory.
WITNESSES
The Witness of the incident was a male civilian and resident of Kakhovka who worked as a school director.
VICTIMS
The Victims of the incident, in addition to the Witness mentioned above, included another school director.
ALLEGED PERPETRATORS
as described by the Witness(es)
The perpetrators included employees of the administration established by Russian forces and the Department of Education of Kakhovka, officers part of the occupied police force, unidentified Russian soldiers and FSB officers, and an illegally appointed school director.