Lubinec: Due to the government’s lack of response, people have begun to “defend themselves” against the TCC
Human Rights Commissioner Dmytro Lubinets stated on July 1 that the state had failed to respond to incidents of “busification,” prompting citizens to take matters into their own hands. He also emphasized that both TCC employees and those who attack them must be held accountable for these offenses.
Government agencies failed to respond to blatant cases of “busification,” so Ukrainian society decided to defend itself. Dmytro Lubinets, the Ukrainian Parliament’s Human Rights Commissioner, made this statement during a briefing.
“We have only one enemy—the Russian Federation. We shouldn’t look for enemies among ourselves,” he said, referring to “busification” as well as attacks on representatives of the Territorial Recruitment and Social Support Centers (TRSSCs).
The Ombudsman assured that if signs of administrative or criminal offenses are found in the actions of TCC and SP employees, everything will be done to ensure they are punished.
“Ukrainian citizens who attack TCC and SP staff are automatically committing criminal offenses—they, too, must be held accountable,” Lubinets emphasized.
He added that because government agencies have failed to respond to blatant cases of “busification,” Ukrainian society perceives that “if people are allowed to commit illegal acts against us and no one protects us, we will protect ourselves.”
"All of this is leading to serious tension in our society."
Earlier, Lubinets reported widespread and gross abuses at the TCC.
As a reminder, an incident occurred in Kryvyi Rih, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, involving a 34-year-old man who is raising his 5-year-old daughter on his own. He was taken to the TCC and the SP while his child was at preschool, where she remained temporarily under the supervision of the director.
Later, Lubinets responded to the mobilization of the single father in Kryvyi Rih.
