You're reading: Freedom House representatives meet with Lutsenko

Representatives of the non-governmental organization Freedom House visited the Lukyanivske detention facility from 15.00 until 16.00 and met with former Ukrainian Interior Minister Yuriy Lutsenko, the State Penitentiary Service of Ukraine reported on Tuesday, April 03.

"The representatives of the organization had an opportunity to talk to Lutsenko. In addition, the visitors saw Lutsenko’s cell, and the cell in which former Ukrainian Premier Yulia Tymoshenko was held, as well as other cells for detained women," reads the statement.

"After the visit to the detention facility, the representatives of the international organization thanked the Ukrainian side for the opportunity to talk to Lutsenko, as well as thanked the management of the facility for its assistance to the human rights activists in examining the conditions at the detention facility," reads the statement,

The State Penitentiary Service stressed that the visitors noted that Ukraine took measures to bring conditions for detention and medical treatment for detainees in line with international standards.