Resident of Aqmescit (Simferopol) Kyrylo Barannyk, who was detained on May 30, 2023 for bombing a railway track, has had his charges tightened. This was reported by the Crimean Human Rights Group.
Kyrylo Barannik was charged under three articles: Art. 222 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (Illegal acquisition, storage of ammunition), Art. 275 of the Criminal Code (Treason) and Part 2 of Art. 205.5 of the Criminal Code (Participation in the activities of a terrorist organization).
Currently, Kyrylo Barannyk is being held in pre-trial detention center 2 in Aqmescit (Simferopol). The investigation into the Barannik case is being conducted by FSB investigators Aleksander Lavrov and Aleksandr Kuznetsov.
We remind you that in June, 33-year-old Kyrylo Barannyk was forced by torture and threats to confess to blowing up a railway track.
According to Barannyk, FSB officers beat him and tortured him using electricity, despite the fact that he admitted his guilt on May 30, when he was kidnapped and interrogated at the FSB department. The arrest report was drawn up only the next day after the confession, which was confirmed by Barannyk’s mother. There is no record of Barannyk’s arrest on the court website.
From June 5 to June 6, 2023, Barannik was tortured with electricity for 3-4 hours, demanding to confess to blowing up the railway near the village of Chystenke. He did not admit this, after which from June 9 to 10 he was tortured for 6 hours in the FSB detention center. Lawyer Aleksey Ladin reported burn marks on Barannyk’s fingers, as well as swelling and bruises in the area of the ribs.
The prisoner wrote a statement asking that the actions of FSB officers unknown to him be checked and brought to justice.