Saturday, February 1, 2014

Ukraine activist's story fuels torture squad fears - Boston.com

By Maria Danilova  /  Associated Press /  January 31, 2014

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KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — The bloody images of Ukrainian opposition supporter Dmytro Bulatov, who says he was abducted and tortured for more than a week, have fueled fears among anti-government activists that extrajudicial squads are being deployed to intimidate the protest movement.

Bulatov, who was in charge of a vocal protest group before he disappeared Jan. 22, recounted a gruesome ordeal, saying his unidentified kidnappers beat him, sliced off part of his ear, and nailed him to a door during his time in captivity.

''There isn't a spot on my body that hasn't been beaten. My face has been cut. They promised to poke my eye out. They cut off my ear,'' Bulatov, 35, said Friday in a short video from his hospital ward. ''They crucified me by nailing me to a door with something and beat me strongly all the while.'' Full story for BostonGlobe.com subscribers.

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