Freezing, naked protester beaten and tormented by Ukrainian special forces
- 10 years ago
Ukraine protests 2014: A video of a man dressed in nothing but socks and shoes in freezing weather being tormented by Berkut special forces, has embarrassed the Ukrainian government.
This one-minute video apparently shot on Thursday and published by Ukrainian newspaper Ukrainska Pravda shows a detained Kiev protester stripped naked in 14 degree Fahrenheit weather (-10 centigrade) being hit, jeered and humiliated by officers.
Uniformed officers slap the man and forced him to hold a tool while another takes photographs. As the man makes his way onto a bus, a balaclava-clad officer kicks him in the back of the leg.
In a statement, the interior ministry apologized and said an investigation is underway, describing the incident as unacceptable.
It comes as fighting between anti-government protesters and police in the capital Kiev reached a new intensity this week. Three protesters died and and more than 150 police were injured in clashes in recent days.
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This one-minute video apparently shot on Thursday and published by Ukrainian newspaper Ukrainska Pravda shows a detained Kiev protester stripped naked in 14 degree Fahrenheit weather (-10 centigrade) being hit, jeered and humiliated by officers.
Uniformed officers slap the man and forced him to hold a tool while another takes photographs. As the man makes his way onto a bus, a balaclava-clad officer kicks him in the back of the leg.
In a statement, the interior ministry apologized and said an investigation is underway, describing the incident as unacceptable.
It comes as fighting between anti-government protesters and police in the capital Kiev reached a new intensity this week. Three protesters died and and more than 150 police were injured in clashes in recent days.
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