The prosecutor's office has checked the conditions of detention of members of the Tryzub (Trident) All-Ukrainian Association named after Stepan Bandera and found no violations, the media liaisons department of the Prosecutor General's Office of Ukraine reported on Tuesday.
The law enforcement agencies conducted from four to 16 checks on the observance of the legislation regarding each of those detained.
"The checks established no violations of requirements of the legislation regarding everyday conditions and the medical and sanitary provision of the detained members of Tryzub," the media liaisons department reported.
The Prosecutor General’s Office said that "the rights of the detained [to legal] defense were observed in full."
"Thus, reports in some mass media about the alleged violations of constitutional rights of the detained do not correspond to reality. And claims by Tryzub activists about torture at the places of detention are nothing but an attempt to create an image of ‘martyrs,’ and an attempt to manipulate public opinion in order to avoid responsibility for the committed crime," the Prosecutor General’s Office said.
As reported, on the evening of Dec. 28, a monument to Stalin in Zaporizhia on the territory of the regional committee of the Communist Party of Ukraine was beheaded.
On that day, the Tryzub organization announced it was responsible for this, having shown on the Internet a relevant video. On Dec. 31, the monument to Stalin was blown up.
Seven activists of Tryzub were arrested for beheading the monument to Stalin, but nobody has yet been arrested in connection with the case on the blowing up of the monument.
