Transfer of convicts to the Ukrainian side must have taken place on 15 March in pursuance of the Decree of the Head of the Donetsk People’s Republic of 12.11.2015 “On the transfer of convicts kept in penitentiary institutions of the Donetsk People’s Republic and criminal records that are currently in the courts and investigative bodies of the Donetsk People’s Republic to the territory of Ukraine”.
“Unfortunately, he transfer of sentenced persons who expressed the wish to continue serving their sentence in the territory of Ukraine did not take place due to inadequate paperwork by the State Penitentiary Service of the Ukrainian side,” said Dmitry Popov, the chief administrator of the DPR Ombudsman’s Office.
It should be recalled that the Human Rights Ombudsman’s Office and the State Penitentiary Service of the Ministry of Justice of the Donetsk People’s Republic transferred more than 110 convicts to the Ukrainian side for the entire period of conflict.
