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People with mental disorders and disabilities are being held at the Ternopil TCC. Mobilization reform was needed yesterday.
❗️Just now, my representatives returned from a monitoring visit to the Ternopil district and city Territorial Recruitment and Social Support Center (TCC & SP). This is yet another situation showing that mobilization reform is not needed tomorrow or today — it was needed yesterday.
And these are not populist statements or abstract discussions about change. These are conclusions of people who saw the situation related to forced “busification” with their own eyes. Thanks to the intervention of our team, five people who were not subject to mobilization were immediately released.
ℹ️ During the visit to the place where mobilized Ukrainian citizens were held, there were about 28 people at that time. Of them, 17 submitted written complaints to me regarding possible violations of their rights.
What we saw is alarming: the officer supervising the mobilized individuals was in a state of alcohol intoxication. The alcohol level in his blood was almost seven times above the legal limit.
👉 During private conversations, people reported possible violations during mobilization, improper documentation, and failure to comply with requirements during the military medical commission.
All stated facts have been documented and already reported to the leadership.
‼️ The most indicative part of this situation is that, following the intervention, the Ombudsman’s Office team released five people. They were freed from the TCC premises, and corresponding changes were made to their military registration data removing them from military records. Among them — a man with lifelong disability of group II since childhood, two people with mental disorders (diagnoses not disclosed for ethical reasons), and two men who were about six months away from reaching the age of 60.
As a result of the inspection, an official response has been prepared to address the identified violations and prevent similar cases in the future.
☝️ I consistently emphasize: we do not only record violations, I demand accountability and response.
One such example is the situation in the Uzhhorod district TCC. After violations of human rights were recorded during a monitoring visit, several officials were served suspicion notices for abuse of power, unlawful detention, and torture of a liable-for-military-service person. This concerns facts of illegal detention and use of physical violence.
My position remains unchanged: accountability must be inevitable for everyone, regardless of position or rank. I hope there will also be an appropriate response in this case. We work not for reports, but for real changes and protection of human rights.