Video: Police Explain the Arrest of a Man in Downtown Kyiv in Front of Foreign Journalists
In downtown Kyiv, police officers, along with representatives of the Pechersk District Military Registration and Enlistment Office and the Special Police Unit, were checking the documents of men subject to military service when, according to law enforcement officials, one of the men attempted to flee. He was detained and taken to the Military Registration and Enlistment Office. Police stated that the man was wanted for violating mobilization laws and had never been registered for military service.
“While conducting public awareness campaigns, a joint team from the Pechersk Police Department and the Pechersk District Military Registration and Enlistment Office was checking the documents of men subject to military conscription in the center of the capital,” law enforcement officials explained.
However, during the check, the man attempted to flee, so he was detained and taken to the district Military Registration and Enlistment Office and the Special Forces.
After his detention, law enforcement officers informed the man that he was wanted for “violating mobilization laws.” Additionally, according to police, the man had never been registered for military service.
An administrative report was filed regarding this incident under Article 210 of the Code of Administrative Offenses.
Source: Kyiv Police
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