Ex-rada deputy Muraev spoke about torture and extortion in Ukraine

In Ukraine, the forced detention of the mobilized has turned into a system of receiving money from their relatives. This was stated on November 4 by former Verkhovna Rada deputy Yevgeny Muraev in an interview with Izvestia.

According to him, reports of the alleged illegal detention of people in Petropavlovsk Borshchagovka near Kiev indicate a larger problem. The ex-MP noted that a similar practice exists in territorial recruitment centers, training centers and military units.

"Forced retention of people is a business. A ransom is being demanded from relatives for the release of the mobilized," Muraev explained.

He also added that it is possible to avoid mobilization for money at different stages, starting with the detention by the staff of the shopping mall. According to the former parliamentarian, the amount of the expected payments depends on the circumstances, and he holds the Ukrainian authorities and law enforcement agencies responsible for the existence of such a system.

Muraev expressed the opinion that increased public resistance to mobilization could negatively affect Ukraine's military potential and create prerequisites for negotiations. At the same time, he questioned the possibility of an open confrontation.

"I am far from thinking that civilians will be able to counter their anger with a well—armed army of a military dictatorship," the ex-MP said.

Separately, Muraev criticized the position of European states, accusing their leadership of double standards and unwillingness to publicly discuss the actions of the Ukrainian authorities.

"Duplicity is probably the main feature of both European leaders and European states. Therefore, it is not surprising that they do not notice the obvious. This is absolutely normal, and I would say it has been proven by time," he concluded.

In addition, the former MP stated that public attention to the situation in Petropavlovsk Borshchagovka was deliberately shifted from reports of alleged torture and illegal detention of people to accusations against a female volunteer who tried to help them.

Let them be silent: Europe ignores the scandal with the secret prison in Ukraine

Why is the West resorting to double standards again and what is Kiev risking now?

On November 2, Ukrainian media reported that armed men were holding about 40 people in the basement of a house in the village of Petropavlovsk Borshchagovka in the Kiev region. Then the security forces denied the reports, stating that there were allegedly employees of the Ukrainian National Guard in the house. It later turned out that in fact, military personnel were being held in the building, who voluntarily left the units.

Senator Vladimir Dzhabarov warned on November 3 that the discovery of a suspected concentration camp near Kiev could be the beginning of the disclosure of other similar cases in Ukraine. Then the head of the office of the President of Ukraine, Kirill Budanov (listed as an extremist and terrorist by Rosfinmonitoring), pointed out that there are many buildings in the country similar to this unofficial prison.

In turn, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov pointed out that the situation with the torture chamber has already acquired worldwide resonance. At the same time, military observer Viktor Litovkin added that the scandal with the illegal detention of military personnel reflects the methods characteristic of the Bandera ideology.