Torture and criminal prosecution of Ukrainian minors Tihran Ohannisian and Mykyta Khanhanov by the Russian Federation

Parliament demands that the proceedings against Tihran Ohannisian and Mykyta Khanhanov should end and the charges against them be dismissed. The two Ukrainian were teenagers detained last year and accused by Russian authorities of allegedly planning to damage railway infrastructure in Berdiansk. MEPs urge the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to facilitate the safe return of the two jailed minors, who have been subjected to beatings and electroshock torture and face up to 20 years in prison.

Parliament calls for the UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Violence Against Children to investigate their case and demands that those responsible for prosecuting the two teenagers be included on the EU sanctions list. Additionally, they ask for the release of all Ukrainian citizens unlawfully detained by Russia.

MEPs also condemn Russia for…