In Kagarlyk, Kyiv region, a police station has been disbanded. Two of its officers are suspected of beating and raping a 26-year-old woman who was brought there for questioning over thefts. This is reported by the press service of the National Police.
On Sunday, May 24, a young woman went to the Kagarlyk hospital and said she had been beaten and raped. According to the victim, police officers were responsible.
An internal security check confirmed the involvement of police officers in the beating and rape of the woman, who had been taken to the police department for questioning over property thefts.
Two officers of the Kagarlyk police department have been detained and are now in pre-trial detention. Criminal proceedings are being conducted under Article 152 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. All information has been transferred to the State Bureau of Investigation.
National Police Chief Ihor Klymenko fired the law enforcement officers suspected of committing the crime, suspended the department's leadership from their duties, and decided to disband the unit and recertify its personnel.