Page 19 - Report on the infringement of rights and guarantees of attorneys in Ukraine

Oleksandr Klymenko
attorney
On 6 June 2016, at a Police Station in Ivano-Frankivsk the attorney noticed the Police beating
a man and stood up for him, making a comment to law- enforcement officers which was
ignored. According to the attorney, after he took out his mobile phone and began to record
the incident, the patrol policemen knocked the mobile phone out of his hands, put him in
cuffs, in which he was held for about 4 hours, during which he was beaten in front of witnesses,
forced to take a breathalyzer test for alcohol, denied satisfaction of basic needs, such as a
glass of water or a visit to the WC.

Roman Lykhachov
attorney
On 13 October 2016, the attorney, who is also Chairman of the Chuhuiv Human Rights Group
and deputy of the Chuhuiv City Council was beaten in Kharkiv. The injured man blames the
attack on his anti-corruption activities, reports failure of the police to act and threats made
against him. The attack occurred immediately after the information session "Combatting
Corruption in Kharkiv Region”.

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Vadym Samoilenko
attorney
Assaulted and beaten by employees of the Kyiv tax police and illegally detained. As a result,
the attorney sustained bodily injuries.

Viktor Marushchak
attorney
Attacked by citizen of Ukraine O. Filipenko, sustained bodily injuries.

Serhii Danylo
attorney

In February 2017, the attorney and his client were attacked in Kharkiv. A few months before
this the attorney started to receive threats. During the attack, he and his client were
threatened with firearms, and the attackers damaged the attorney’s car by shooting and
knocking out the windscreen, after which they beat the client and stole his car.

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