The rape of Iryna Krashkova, a 29-year-old woman, on 26 June 2013 by three men in the urban-type settlement of Vradiivka became a cause célèbre in Ukraine when anger at police for not arresting one of the suspects led to angry protests and the storming of the district police department on 1 July 2013.[1]
Rape of Iryna Krashkova
Crowd near the Vradiivka Raion police department on 2 July 2013
According to the then 29-year-old Iryna Krashkova on 26 June 2013 three men pulled her into a car in the village of Vradiivka and took her to the forest near the village of Syrove, where they beat and raped her.[1][2] They abandoned her there unconscious but later returned and searched the area with lanterns (according to a friend of the victim).[3] Early the next morning Krashkova crawled naked to Syrove where she was found and taken to the infirmary.[3] Krashkova was hospitalized with open fractures of the skull, wounds to the head and face, multiple bruises and hematomas.[1]
Krashkova told police investigator that she was beaten and raped by two police officers – Lt. Dmytro Polischuk and Lt. Yevhen Dryzhak (both of whom she knew by sight)[4] – and that a local taxi driver, Mykhailo Rabinenko, participated in the beating.[1][2]
Polischuk and Rabinenko were detained on 30 June. Dryzhak, according to law enforcers, had an alibi – being on duty at the police department at the time of the crime.[1] This triggered protests by Vradiivka residents who demanded Dryzhak's immediate arrest.[1] Many of the protesters suspected that the policeman was being protected by local authorities because of family connections.[5][6] On 1 July 2013 more than 500 protesters stormed the Vradiivka Raion police department, demanding the police officers involved be prosecuted.[1][2] They smashed windows, broke doors and set fire to the building.[7] In return the police used tear gas against protesters, some of whom were covered in blood.[6] There were further demonstrations in Lviv, Donetsk, and near the Presidential Administration Building in Kyiv.[8][9][10][11][12]
On 2 July 2013 Dryzhak was detained.[1]General Prosecutor of UkraineViktor Pshonka dismissed prosecutor Serhiy Mochalko "for the improper performance of his duties of supervision over legality of the investigation by law-enforcement agencies".[13] Two senior regional police officials were also fired.[7]Ukrainian PresidentViktor Yanukovych ordered a thorough investigation and Interior MinisterVitaliy Zakharchenko was summoned to the Verkhovna Rada where the opposition called for his dismissal and the dismissal of the Governor of Mykolaiv Oblast, Mykola Kruhlov.[6][14][15][16] During the investigation the Deputy Chief of the Vradiivka police department, Major Mykhailo Kudrinskiy, was charged with concealing the crime.[17]
On 7 July 2013 a group of about a dozen people started a protest march from Vradiivka to (the capital) Kyiv with planned to camp on Maidan Nezalezhnosti indefinitely until their concerns have been addressed.[18] Authorities allowed the protest in the square on 18 July; police dispersed the protest on 19 July 2013.[19]
On 29 November 2013 a Ukrainian court sentenced Dryzhak and Polischuk to 15 years of imprisonment each, with confiscation of their properties and deprivation of their police ranks. Kudrynsky received five years imprisonment, confiscation of property and deprivation of his police rank, while Rabynenko was sentenced to eleven years of imprisonment with confiscation of all property.[17]
^ abAnger over police in Ukraine gang rape, Stuff.co.nz (3 July 2013)
^Riots in Ukraine after policemen accused of gang rape, Euronews (2 July 2013)
^(in Ukrainian) Активні львів’яни вимагали покарати міліціонерів-ґвалтівників Lviv activists demanded to punish the police, rapists 3 January 2014 at the Wayback Machine, Z I K (2 July 2013)
^(in Ukrainian) Львів’яни пікетують обласну міліцію через події у Врадіївці Lvivyans picket regional police because of events in Vradiivka, Zaxid.net (3 July 2013)
^(in Ukrainian) За Врадіївку: Донецькі блогери вимагають люстрації в МВС і відставки Захарченка For Vradiivka: Donetsk bloggers require lustration in the Interior Ministry and the resignation of Zakharchenko, comments. ua (3 July 2013)
^The protest against violence by police officers in Donetsk, UNIAN (6 July 2013)
^Pshonka dismisses district prosecutor in Mykolaiv region following heinous rape case, Interfax-Ukraine (2 July 2013)
^Rape victim Iryna Krashkova wipes away a tear, Yahoo! News Singapore (3 July 2013)
^Second police officer arrested in Mykolayiv rape case as top cop addresses parliament, Kyiv Post (2 July 2013)
^(in Ukrainian) Опозиція вимагає відставки Захарченка і звіту Пшонки The opposition demands resignation Zaharchenko and report Pshonka, Ukrayinska Pravda (3 July 2013)
^ abCourt sentences defendants in Vradiivka rape case to 5 to 15 years in prison, Interfax-Ukraine (29 November 2013)
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The rape of Iryna Krashkova a 29 year old woman on 26 June 2013 by three men in the urban type settlement of Vradiivka became a cause celebre in Ukraine when anger at police for not arresting one of the suspects led to angry protests and the storming of the district police department on 1 July 2013 1 Rape of Iryna KrashkovaCrowd near the Vradiivka Raion police department on 2 July 2013Date30 June 3 July 2013LocationVradiivka UkraineCaused byPolice brutality refusal to bring to justiceMethodspicketing unarmed mob assault on militsiya officeResulted inwave of protests across the country two main suspects were sentenced to jail eventuallyPartieslocal residentsSvoboda local militsiyaBerkut detachmentgovernment officialsNumber300The protests occurred alongside another political protests that were taken place in Ukraine under the motto Rise up Ukraine Contents 1 Attack investigation and riots 2 Court sentences 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksAttack investigation and riots editAccording to the then 29 year old Iryna Krashkova on 26 June 2013 three men pulled her into a car in the village of Vradiivka and took her to the forest near the village of Syrove where they beat and raped her 1 2 They abandoned her there unconscious but later returned and searched the area with lanterns according to a friend of the victim 3 Early the next morning Krashkova crawled naked to Syrove where she was found and taken to the infirmary 3 Krashkova was hospitalized with open fractures of the skull wounds to the head and face multiple bruises and hematomas 1 Krashkova told police investigator that she was beaten and raped by two police officers Lt Dmytro Polischuk and Lt Yevhen Dryzhak both of whom she knew by sight 4 and that a local taxi driver Mykhailo Rabinenko participated in the beating 1 2 Polischuk and Rabinenko were detained on 30 June Dryzhak according to law enforcers had an alibi being on duty at the police department at the time of the crime 1 This triggered protests by Vradiivka residents who demanded Dryzhak s immediate arrest 1 Many of the protesters suspected that the policeman was being protected by local authorities because of family connections 5 6 On 1 July 2013 more than 500 protesters stormed the Vradiivka Raion police department demanding the police officers involved be prosecuted 1 2 They smashed windows broke doors and set fire to the building 7 In return the police used tear gas against protesters some of whom were covered in blood 6 There were further demonstrations in Lviv Donetsk and near the Presidential Administration Building in Kyiv 8 9 10 11 12 On 2 July 2013 Dryzhak was detained 1 General Prosecutor of Ukraine Viktor Pshonka dismissed prosecutor Serhiy Mochalko for the improper performance of his duties of supervision over legality of the investigation by law enforcement agencies 13 Two senior regional police officials were also fired 7 Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych ordered a thorough investigation and Interior Minister Vitaliy Zakharchenko was summoned to the Verkhovna Rada where the opposition called for his dismissal and the dismissal of the Governor of Mykolaiv Oblast Mykola Kruhlov 6 14 15 16 During the investigation the Deputy Chief of the Vradiivka police department Major Mykhailo Kudrinskiy was charged with concealing the crime 17 On 7 July 2013 a group of about a dozen people started a protest march from Vradiivka to the capital Kyiv with planned to camp on Maidan Nezalezhnosti indefinitely until their concerns have been addressed 18 Authorities allowed the protest in the square on 18 July police dispersed the protest on 19 July 2013 19 nbsp Mykhailo Dobkin a governor of Kharkiv Oblast talks with protesters in KharkivCourt sentences editOn 29 November 2013 a Ukrainian court sentenced Dryzhak and Polischuk to 15 years of imprisonment each with confiscation of their properties and deprivation of their police ranks Kudrynsky received five years imprisonment confiscation of property and deprivation of his police rank while Rabynenko was sentenced to eleven years of imprisonment with confiscation of all property 17 See also edit nbsp Ukraine portal nbsp Law portalMurder of Oksana Makar MazhoryReferences edit a b c d e f g h Mykolayiv region s prosecutors request court to arrest third suspect in Vradiivka rape case Interfax Ukraine 3 July 2013 a b c Gang rape causes riots in Mykolaiv Kyiv Post 2 July 2013 a b in Ukrainian Ukrayinskij bunt Osmislenij ale neshadnij Ukrainian riot Meaningful but ruthless Ukrayinska Pravda 3 July 2013 Police station stormed after officers accused of rape Otago Daily Times 3 July 2013 Ukraine two police officers named as suspects in rape case Euronews 3 July 2013 a b c Outrage over Ukraine police rape The New Zealand Herald 3 July 2013 a b Anger over police in Ukraine gang rape Stuff co nz 3 July 2013 Riots in Ukraine after policemen accused of gang rape Euronews 2 July 2013 in Ukrainian Aktivni lviv yani vimagali pokarati milicioneriv gvaltivnikiv Lviv activists demanded to punish the police rapists Archived 3 January 2014 at the Wayback Machine Z I K 2 July 2013 in Ukrainian Lviv yani piketuyut oblasnu miliciyu cherez podiyi u Vradiyivci Lvivyans picket regional police because of events in Vradiivka Zaxid net 3 July 2013 in Ukrainian Za Vradiyivku Donecki blogeri vimagayut lyustraciyi v MVS i vidstavki Zaharchenka For Vradiivka Donetsk bloggers require lustration in the Interior Ministry and the resignation of Zakharchenko comments ua 3 July 2013 The protest against violence by police officers in Donetsk UNIAN 6 July 2013 Pshonka dismisses district prosecutor in Mykolaiv region following heinous rape case Interfax Ukraine 2 July 2013 Rape victim Iryna Krashkova wipes away a tear Yahoo News Singapore 3 July 2013 Second police officer arrested in Mykolayiv rape case as top cop addresses parliament Kyiv Post 2 July 2013 in Ukrainian Opoziciya vimagaye vidstavki Zaharchenka i zvitu Pshonki The opposition demands resignation Zaharchenko and report Pshonka Ukrayinska Pravda 3 July 2013 a b Court sentences defendants in Vradiivka rape case to 5 to 15 years in prison Interfax Ukraine 29 November 2013 Ukrainian Police Abuse Protests Come To The Capital Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty 17 July 2013 Police Disperse Protest In Kyiv Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty 19 July 2013 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Demonstration in support of Iryna Krashkova in Vradiyivka 1 July 2013 Ukrayinska Pravda newsreel on the case updating in Ukrainian Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Rape of Iryna Krashkova amp oldid 1206764025, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
