Hungarian security services gave forced injection to Ukrainian cash-in-transit guard, The Guardian says
Hungarian security service officers administered a "forced injection" to one of the Ukrainian cash-in-transit guards detained in Budapest in early March.
Source: The Guardian, citing sources, as reported by European Pravda
Details: The Guardian states that the detained Ukrainians were held for more than 24 hours, most of that time blindfolded and handcuffed, after which they were deported to Ukraine.
During this time, one of the men – a former officer of the Security Service of Ukraine – received a forced injection, sources in Kyiv law enforcement agencies said.
The sources added that they believe the injection contained a muscle relaxant, a substance intended to make a person more talkative during interrogations.
However, the drug reportedly caused a hypertensive crisis and loss of consciousness in the man, who suffers from diabetes. As a result, he was taken to hospital.
One Ukrainian source described the forced injection as a "Russian-style method" reminiscent of so-called "truth serums" used during KGB interrogations in past decades.
Another source said traces of a drug of this class were detected during blood tests conducted after the men returned to Ukraine.
A source in the Hungarian police told The Guardian they had heard from colleagues about the injection but did not know what it contained.
Background:
- The seven Ukrainian cash-in-transit guards detained in Hungary returned to Ukraine on the evening of 6 March. However, the seized cash and gold remains in Hungary.
- Later, the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry reported that fighters from Hungary's Counterterrorism Centre who detained the seven cash-in-transit guards were equipped with an armoured personnel carrier, machine guns and grenade launchers.
- Ukraine's Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha also stated that Ukraine intends to ensure accountability for all those involved in the seizure of the funds and the mistreatment of the detained Ukrainian cash-in-transit guards, which went beyond the legal framework.
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