In Odessa, at the trial, seven prisoners opened their veins

The defendants could open their veins with a pencil sharpener, which was given to them along with the masks, reporters suggest.

At the Malinovsky District Court in Odessa, during the session, seven prisoners had their veins ripped open. This was reported by local website 048.ua on Friday, October 23.

It is indicated that the court considered a criminal proceeding in connection with the mutiny in the colony No. 51 of Odessa in May 2019. The defendants had to opt for a preventive measure.

The journalists assume that the defendants could have opened their veins with pencil sharpeners, which were given to them along with the masks. Ambulances rushed to court and took the seven victims to medical facilities.

“Three defendants have expired their previous sentences, which they served in Colonia 51. The containment measure for the suspects has already been extended several times. Today, the lawyers asked to change the containment measure to house arrest. The judge again extended the law. detention in the preventive prison for two months. This was the reason for massive action of self-mutilation, “he said in the message.

This is the fifth hearing in this case. They are postponed because no witnesses arrive at the trial. The next meeting will take place on November 3.

Let us remember that on May 27 there was a riot in the Odessa colony. The prisoners tried to take over the colony, as a result of which a fire broke out in the utility rooms. More than a hundred people barricaded themselves inside. During the riot, 15 security officers were injured.

Later, three employees of the Odessa colony were fired, the people involved in the investigation of journalists. These are the chief Vladimir Shevchenko, his deputy Valentin Slabinskoy, as well as an employee of the operational department Alexander Torzyuk.

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