The Volovets District Court released three men who raped a 14-year-old girl from serving their sentences in 2021, they were placed on probation for two years.
Ombudsman Dmitry Lubinets took personal control of the high-profile case of rape of a minor by three teenagers in Transcarpathia.
Lubinets said on Facebook that on Sunday a representative of the ombudsman’s secretariat directly visited the place of residence of the victim in the village of Verkhniye Vorota, spoke with the girl’s father and grandmother, who agreed to take measures which aims to restore the rights of the child.
“We will carefully review the actions of the judge. A corresponding letter will be sent to the High Council of Justice. We will carefully review the actions of the prosecutor’s office. The corresponding letter will be sent to the Prosecutor General and the Qualification and Discipline. Commission of Prosecutor. We will also examine the activities of the local child protection service, whose employee represents the girl’s interests in court. In fact, the mother of one of the boys is also an employee of that social welfare. service for children. Therefore, there are doubts about the “impartiality” and professionalism of representing the interests of the girl. In addition, I doubt the professionalism of the actions of the regional leadership. After all, the event happened in the summer of 2021, but the court announced the verdict in the case just now. The case is under my control. A breach of will and the child’s protection and fair trial were recorded,” ^ the Ombudsman said.
Lubinets noted that the rights of the girl during the trial were severely violated – it was held with the participation of a lawyer from the Legal Aid Center, the interests in the court were represented by the child protection service of the local council of the village. And the same child protection service gave positive attributes to rapists.
It will be recalled that the Volovets District Court released three men who raped a 14-year-old girl in 2021 from serving their sentences, they were placed on probation for two years.
Source: korrespondent
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