In Kharkiv detained a gang that kidnapped and tortured people

KHARKOV-KIEV. 27 Oct. UNN. Kharkiv police exposed a criminal group, which consisted of six people. The members of the criminal organization in the period from July 2016 to February 2017 committed a number of grave and especially grave crimes, including torture. This correspondent UNN told the head of the criminal police, Vyacheslav Davidenko.

“They abducted me, abused psychologically and physically, that is, tortured them. Demanded money or property. As of today there are three victims, one of them died. The man could not stand bullying,” — said Davydenko.

On a mobile device of one of the suspects discovered and seized video of torture of the victim.

The results of the searches of seized weapons, grenades f-1, a car with foreign registration, which criminals used as instrumentalities of crime; specially adapted mobile terminals with zero IMEI; certificate in the name of detainees, which is similar to the identity of law enforcement officers; literature about the life of the criminal world of the nineties, debentures, means of communication.

In the course of investigative and operational work data obtained on the relationship between the members of a criminal organization, distribution of functions, hierarchical groups, which also have evidentiary value in criminal proceedings.

Members of the criminal organization reported about suspicion of committing a number of serious criminal offences — a criminal organisation, false imprisonment or kidnapping, extortion, grievous bodily harm, illegal circulation of weapons, ammunition or explosives. Considered part of each person involved in criminal activities.

Against the suspects a preventive measure in the form of detention.

Currently, investigators end the planned volume of investigative and search actions directed on documenting of illegal activity of members of the specified group.

Sanctions of articles which are suspected members of a criminal organization, are punishable with imprisonment for a term from 7 to 12 years.

Recall, October 25, a group of masked men kidnapped a man in Zaporozhye.