The Office of the Prosecutor General said that the Prosecutor's Office is preparing an appeal against the court verdict in the case of the rape of a minor girl in the Transcarpathian region.

According to the verdict of the Volovets district court of the Transcarpathian region dated March 16, three guys were sentenced to imprisonment with a suspended sentence with a probationary period for group violence against a girl.. At the same time, already during the consideration of the case in court, at the initiative of law enforcement agencies, it was reclassified from “Rape” to “Sexual violence”.

“Currently, the verdict, in accordance with the requirements of the Criminal Procedure Code, has not entered into force.. The prosecutor's office will challenge the verdict in the manner prescribed by law,"

The UCP assures that they will take all measures to protect the rights of the victim and ensure fair and inevitable punishment of those responsible for the crime.

On the eve of the Commissioner of the Verkhovna Rada for Human Rights Dmitry Lubinets said that he took under his personal control the high-profile case of the rape of a girl in Transcarpathia.

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In August 2021, three underage residents of the village of Upper Gate, Transcarpathian region, raped their 14-year-old classmate in one of the basements. They documented their crime and then leaked the video to the Internet. The victim's grandmother reported the incident to the police only three weeks later..

On March 16 of this year, a judge of the Volovets District Court sentenced the guys to five years in prison with a possible release from punishment and a two-year probationary period..

The court notes that it was precisely such a measure of punishment that was proposed by the prosecution and supported by the victim in the presence of a lawyer..

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At the same time, the victim did not have a lawyer in court.. She was represented by an employee of the child protection service of the local village council, in which the mother of one of the rapists works as a secretary.. Also, school teachers and representatives of the village council provided positive characteristics to the offenders who admitted their guilt..

It should be noted that 30 days from the date of its announcement, that is, until April 14, are provided for appealing the court verdict..