MFA urges legal review of reported injection of Ukrainian in Hungary
Ukrainian Foreign Ministry spokesman Heorhiy Tykhy stressed the importance of thoroughly examining in legal terms media reports about an injection administered to one of the Ukrainians during their abduction in Hungary.
"The MFA has already expressed its position regarding the treatment of our citizens by the Hungarian side during their abduction in Hungary, which by its methods may be equated to torture," Tykhy told journalists.
According to him, this includes, in particular, the failure to provide medical assistance to one of the detainees, as well as an injection of a substance after which the detainee’s condition worsened: "In particular, we mentioned the lack of medical care that one of the detainees required, as well as an injection of a drug that worsened the detainee’s condition."
The MFA spokesman said the information published in the media must be examined within the framework of ongoing investigations and judicial proceedings.
"The official position of the Ukrainian side remains unchanged: we demand that all those responsible for the abduction and inhumane treatment of our citizens, violations of their rights, and the theft of funds and valuables of the state-owned Oschadbank be held accountable, and we demand their return," Tykhy added.
As reported, on Friday the British newspaper The Guardian, citing its own sources, said that Hungarian operatives had administered a forced injection to one of seven Ukrainians detained in early March during a raid on Oschadbank cash-in-transit vehicles carrying gold bars and cash.
Hungarian lawyer for the Ukrainians Lorant Horvath confirmed that "one person received an injection of unknown content despite their objection." A source in the Hungarian police told The Guardian they had heard from colleagues that an injection had been administered but did not know what it contained.
Oschadbank told the publication it could not comment on these claims due to medical confidentiality but confirmed that one of the detainees was "a person with a disability who requires a special diet and regular medication." His health condition worsened, and "medical assistance was provided only after he lost consciousness."