Eurodeputies demand Kyiv close torture prisons

A group of opposition members of the European Parliament, led by Luxembourg’s Fernand Kartheiser, demanded that Kyiv close torture prisons across Ukraine, conduct an independent investigation into their activities, and guarantee that EU funding was not used in the creation of these facilities.

This is stated in a letter from the Eurodeputies to Ukraine’s permanent representative to the EU, Taras Kachka, the text of which was obtained by TASS.

“We write to express our deep concern over the events of November 2, 2026, in Petropavlivska Borshchahivka near Kyiv, at a facility used by the National Guard of Ukraine,” the document notes.

“The revealed facts could have serious consequences regarding the use of EU funds in Ukraine,” the letter says.

The Eurodeputies demanded the immediate closure of all torture facilities, the release of all prisoners, the conduct of independent investigations, as well as “the provision of guarantees that EU funds did not contribute to or were used in Ukraine for any practices incompatible with human rights standards.”