In the temporarily captured Melitopol, judges brought from the Russian Federation tried a woman on charges of making a donation to support the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Melitopol Mayor in exile Ivan Fedorov spoke of this on the air of the national telethon, Ukrinform reports.
“Last week, the occupiers began not only to take prisoners, but also to stage an actual trial in the temporarily occupied Melitopol. They brought some judges from the Russian Federation there and they began to sentence our residents to prison terms. For example, a local resident donated to the Ukrainian Army, they found her, saw a transaction receipt in her smartphone, and charged her,” the official said.
The “sentence” the woman is facing is yet to be clarified.
Fedorov recalled that there are five torture chambers set up in the city. Locals are being abducted and subjected to torture. The mayor advises that the citizens flee the city at the first opportunity.
It was previously reported that the Russian invaders brought to Melitopol some 800 law enforcement officers from the Russian Federation, creating a pseudo-law enforcement agency. At the moment, they seek to hire a chief of the military mobilization department.
Source: In occupied Melitopol, invaders try local woman for donating to Ukraine Army
