MOSCOW, August 20. /TASS/. Lists of prisoners deprived of freedom in Ukraine on political charges, which are being prepared in Russia, may aid their release, says State Duma deputy Dmitry Kuznetsov. "We have created a working group dedicated to this issue because there are many requests. We receive inquiries from relatives, verify the information in Ukraine’s judicial system and from online sources, and then forward the collected data to Tatiana Moskalkova (Russia’s Commissioner for Human Rights) via the TASS platform," Kuznetsov said.
Kuznetsov oversees civilian return efforts from Ukraine at Zakhar Prilepin’s headquarters.
Today, TASS hosted the final session of the Battle for Truth forum, devoted to discussing and signing the Declaration on the Protection of Human Rights and the Demand for the Immediate Release of Persons Illegally Deprived of Liberty for Political and Religious Reasons in Ukraine.
As a TASS source previously reported, Russia and Ukraine will exchange not only military personnel but also civilians. The agreement was reportedly reached during the third round of talks in Istanbul. Kuznetsov said it was planned to create verified lists of political prisoners in Ukraine held for pro-Russian views. On August 12, it was reported that such a verified list had been sent to Moskalkova. Kuznetsov noted that these lists would be compiled and sent to the ombudsman on a weekly basis.
