Ucrânia acusa ex-líder de ocupar Kherson de retirar crianças para a Criméia
AutoridadesBlanketsBeautyAnswer Ukrainian authorities notified Volodymyr Saldo and two associates in absentia of suspicion for illegally transferring three minor pupils from a Kherson educational institution to occupied Crimea. The children were taken without their parents’ consent, placed in children’s camps and later enrolled in a Kerch college controlled by the occupying authorities. All three were eventually returned to Ukraine, but the date of their return was not specified.
Pontos principais
- The alleged transfer took place on October 7, 2022.
- Three minor pupils of the Kherson Professional Court Building Lyceum were taken to Crimea without their parents’ consent.
- They were first taken to the Druzhba children’s camp in Yevpatoria and later moved to another camp.
- In January 2023, the children were enrolled without parental consent at the Kerch Marine Technical College.
- The suspects are accused of war crimes under Part 2 of Article 28 and Part 1 of Article 438 of Ukraine’s Criminal Code.
- The actions were reported to violate Article 49 of the Fourth Geneva Convention on forced displacement.
- All three children were eventually returned to Ukraine; the exact date was not specified.
Por que importa
The case treats the transfer of children as a war crime and a prohibited forced displacement under the Fourth Geneva Convention. Ukrainian authorities also emphasize that the children remained in Crimea after their holidays ended and were later enrolled without parental consent in an institution where Russian propaganda and a Russian identity were promoted.
O que aconteceu
On October 7, 2022, Volodymyr Saldo and two associates allegedly organized the illegal removal of three minor pupils of the Kherson Professional Court Building Lyceum to occupied Crimea. The children were transported by bus to a river port, then by boat to the left bank, where additional transport took them to the peninsula. They were initially placed in the Druzhba children’s camp in Yevpatoria and later transferred to another camp. After the holidays ended, they were not returned home; in January 2023, they were enrolled without their parents’ consent at the Kerch Marine Technical College, which was controlled by the occupying authorities. The children were reportedly exposed to Russian propaganda, military-patriotic activities and pressure to adopt a Russian identity. All three were eventually returned to Ukraine with the involvement of the Bring Kids Back UA initiative and the Save Ukraine civic organization, but the date of return was not specified.
O que dizem as fontes ucranianas
Ukrainian sources focus on the children’s removal without parental consent, their continued stay in Crimea after the holidays, the enrollment at an institution controlled by occupying authorities, and the promotion of Russian propaganda and identity. They also emphasize the legal characterization of the conduct as war crimes and a violation of Article 49 of the Fourth Geneva Convention.
Onde as versões divergem
Ukrainian sources differ in their description of who entered the fictitious information used to conceal the children’s movement: Saldo, Viktor Loginov, or both. They also present two contexts: the direct organization of the transfer of three lyceum pupils, or a broader order from Saldo to the occupying ‘Ministry of Education’ to move children from educational institutions in Kherson region.
Contexto
The investigation was conducted by investigators of the SBU’s Main Investigation Department under the procedural supervision of the Office of the Prosecutor General. The investigation followed reports that Saldo had instructed the occupying ‘Ministry of Education’ to organize transfers of children from educational institutions in Kherson region, while school administrators were required to send pupils on holidays. Saldo, Loginov and Dolzhenko are hiding in temporarily occupied territory, so the suspicions were notified in absentia and comprehensive measures to hold them accountable continue.