Ukraine creates five special detention centres and penal colonies for extradited officials – photos
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Fri, 18 Apr 2025 10:50:54 +0300
Ukraine has set up five special pretrial detention centres and penal colonies to hold extradited individuals.
These facilities are located far from combat zones and have been refurbished.
Source an investigation by Mykhailo Tkach entitled Prisons for bandits Dozens of former top officials are hiding abroad what can be done Details The facilities are situated in Chernivtsi, Lviv and Zakarpattia oblasts.
Ukrainska Pravda has posted photographs of the detention centres and penal colonies, showing refurbished rooms, kitchens and bathrooms, all in light colours.
The inside of a special pretrial detention centre.
Photo Ukrainska Pravda These five facilities already offer over one thousand places for holding convicted individuals in compliance with Ukraines international human rights obligations.
The inside of a special pretrial detention centre.
Photo Ukrainska Pravda Ukrainska Pravda indicates Ukraine will provide guarantees in each individual case that extradited persons will be held specifically in these facilities.
The inside of a special pretrial detention centre.
Photo Ukrainska Pravda And heres some good news for those hiding in Germany and, of course, Austria.
Representatives of these countries have already visited and inspected the designated prisons and given a positive assessment, the investigation states.
Work has also begun or is nearing completion on six more such facilities.
The inside of a special pretrial detention centre.
Photo Ukrainska Pravda This prison reform has already had a positive effect on extradition.
In 2024, 21 individuals were extradited from Poland, 10 from Germany, two each from Czechia and Spain and one each from Bulgaria, Italy, Norway, Romania and Austria.
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