Klimkin: Russian prisons contain 11 Ukrainian political prisoners

In Russian prisons there are 11 political prisoners - Ukrainian citizens. This was announced on the air of the ICTV television channel by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Pavel Klimkin, Ligabusinessinfo reports .

“Today we have in prisons of Russia those whom we consider political prisoners. There are eleven of them,” Klimkin said. “To some of them, despite all international legal norms, there are not even consular access.” The Minister explained that representatives of Ukraine have not yet been able to meet with Nikolai Karpyuk and Stanislav Klim.

The Foreign Ministry of Ukraine makes equal efforts to liberate both the famous hopes of Savchenko and Oleg Sentsov and other Ukrainian citizens who are held in Russia, Klimkin emphasized.

On April 10, the Foreign Ministry of Ukraine handed the Russian consul in Kiev a note of protest in connection with a violation of the rights of Ukrainians arrested in Russia Karpyuk and Klikh. The document stated that the Russian authorities are grossly violating their obligations, not allowing consular workers to Ukrainian prisoners and not providing Kyiv about the place of maintenance of these citizens in custody.

The Foreign Ministry of Ukraine demanded that the Russian side ensure the objective and impartial consideration of the cases of Karpyuk and Klikh, immediately allow consular officials of Ukraine to them in accordance with the international legal obligations of Russia, as well as to prosecute persons guilty of violation of these obligations.

Kyiv journalist Stanislav Klikh was detained on August 11 last year. He went to the girl in an eagle, but he never returned to Ukraine. Relatives still do not know what he is accused of. Clich is supposedly contained in a pre -trial detention center in Pyatigorsk.

On March 21, 2014, the representative of the Central Headquarters of the Right Sector, Karpyuk, was detained in the Chernihiv region by the Russian intelligence services, from there was taken to Russia. He is accused of banditry and sending mercenaries to Chechnya. According to initial data, Karpyuk was kept in a pre -trial detention center in Essentuki. Later, information appeared that Karpyuk is located in Vladikavkaz "in a pre -trial detention center in the FSB."

On May 14, lawyer Ilya Novikov said that Karpyuk may have already been dead . "The consul is not allowed from the moment of detention. All this time, correspondence with the Russian Foreign Ministry and the IC is coming." Come, there are no obstacles, coordinate the date with the UK. "SK:" At the moment, it is impossible, the investigative actions are ongoing. Let us return to the question after May 1 ... "After May 10 ... after May 30 ...", - wrote Novikov. The lawyer, together with the Ukrainian consuls from Rostov, came to the Main Investigative Directorate of the Investigative Committee of the North Caucasus in Essentuki. Despite the fact that the consuls were notified in advance of their arrival, it was not possible to resolve the issue of visiting Karpyuk. The lawyer filed an application with the TFR and a complaint to the court.