Parliamentary Commissioner for Human Rights Dmitry Lubinets announced his withdrawal from the European Ombudsman Institute. On his Facebook page, he explained the reason - it turns out that a member of the organization illegally took two Ukrainian children from Austria to Russia.

" This step was the result of the fact that two Ukrainian children who were on the territory of the Republic of Austria due to Russian armed aggression were taken to the territory of the Russian Federation by a " - According to media reports, this was done by Dr. Josef Siegele, Secretary General of the ESI, member of the ESI Board and Deputy Ombudsman of Tyrol. The Austrian authorities launched an official investigation into the actions of Siegele"

The Ombudsman noted that such actions by Siegele violate the Geneva Convention for the Protection of Civilian in Time of War.

Moreover, the forced transfer of children is a sign of genocide..

Lubinets noted that the EIO did not conduct an internal investigation and did not impose sanctions on Siegel. Moreover, the president of the association did not respond to the request of the Ukrainian side.

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Recall that in January, Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets said that the Ombudsman's office had verified the presence of more than 14,000 Ukrainian children in Russia.. However, there may be many more.