9. Torture of detained civilian. Anadol (Donetsk)

9. Torture of detained civilian.

Anadol (Donetsk)

LOCATION: Anadol (Donetsk)

DATE: March 6 – April 6, 2022

NUMBER OF WITNESSES: 1

SUMMARY: The Witness was detained, tortured, and imprisoned for two weeks in Olenivka, which is located in the temporarily occupied Donetsk Region, for suspicion of terrorism during the Russian occupation of his village of Anadol.

WITNESSES

The Witness of the incident was a male civilian who worked as a local farmer. He was also a member of the “For the Future!” party.

VICTIMS

The first victim of the incident is the witness mentioned above. The other victims included police officers, soldiers, and volunteer drivers.

ALLEGED PERPETRATORS

as described by the Witness(es)

The perpetrators were employees (who varied in rank) of the Deputy Head of the Department for Organized Crime (DOC), of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA), and of the internationally unrecognized “Donetsk People’s Republic.” One perpetrator later took a position at the Department of Internal Affairs in Volnovakha Raion.