Military Ombudsman plans to re-interview conscripts from Azov House

Representatives of the Office of the Military Ombudsman are preparing to obtain statements again from all men who were in Azov House in Petropavlivska Borshchahivka at the time of the incident. This became known during a meeting of the parliamentary temporary investigative committee.

Reasons for the need for a re-interview

The initiative was explained by Valeriy Kryvonos, Director of the Complaints Review and Inspection Department of the Office of the Military Ombudsman. According to him, the initial contact with the conscripts took place directly at the scene of the incident, where the situation was complicated by a large crowd of people, loud noise, and a lack of adequate lighting. These factors made it extremely difficult to have a detailed conversation with each of the men present.

Kryvonos also noted that one of the conscripts reported a hand injury at the time, which, according to him, he sustained by falling during the mobilisation procedure.

Search and plans for the interview

Currently, representatives of the Office are working to re-interview all interested parties, but under calmer and more convenient conditions. At present, efforts are underway to determine the location of each of the men.

«Я впевнений, що ми їх однаково знайдемо, де б вони не були, і отримаємо від них пояснення такого роду» (I am confident that we will find them no matter where they are, and we will obtain such statements from them), added Valeriy Kryvonos.