02/02/2022 17:43

Death in Kharkiv SIZO: on behalf of the Commissioner, employees of the Ombudsman's Office paid a monitoring visit

On the basis of information about suicide in the state institution "Kharkiv Remand Prison", on behalf of the Commissioner for Human Rights of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, Serhiy Kuzmenko and Andriy Bokhvalov paid a monitoring visit to the pre-trial detention center.

According to the SIZO management, at 6:18 a.m., during a regular patrol of the cells, another junior VRIO inspector received a call from the cell and reported that the prisoner had committed suicide by hanging on a sheet attached to the inner bars of the window. On duty "Alarm" arrived another paramedic, who began resuscitation. After the arrival of the ambulance crew at 6:35 a.m., biological death was confirmed.

The deceased prisoner, born in 2004, arrived at the institution in 2021 and was detained with three minors. The administration of the institution did not receive any complaints about the conditions of detention and improper treatment of him by cellmates and employees of the pre-trial detention center.

Police and prosecutors are currently working on the scene.

Based on this fact, the administration of the Kharkiv Remand Prison has prepared and sent materials to the relevant bodies, and is conducting an official inspection.