90. Torture of detained civilian
Kherson (Kherson)
LOCATION: Kherson (Kherson)
DATE: September 29 – October 22, 2022
NUMBER OF WITNESSES: 1
SUMMARY: The Witness was held in prison for 24 days. She survived around five interrogations, during which she was shocked with electricity and physically assaulted. Unidentified individuals also conducted two searches.
WITNESSES
The Witness of the incident was a female civilian and resident of Kherson in her mid-30s. She was unemployed but had worked as a photographer before the invasion.
VICTIMS
The Victim of the incident was the Witness mentioned above.
ALLEGED PERPETRATORS
as described by the Witness(es)
The perpetrators were members of the internationally unrecognized “Donetsk People’s Republic.” The perpetrators spoke Russian but without Russian accents, and appeared to be no older than 40.