TORTURE AND ILL-TREATMENT OF CHILDREN IN UKRAINE

Torture and ill-treatment of children in Ukrainegressive behaviour must be so extreme that it can only be stopped by theuse of special means. That is, physical force, special means and weapons areextreme measures of response. Their use, moreover, is subject to certain conditionsbeing applicable.Let’s consider the main normative acts regulating the possible use ofphysical force, special means and weapons.The main law regulating the use of measures of force is the Law on thePolice. This contains the following provisions.Police officers have the right to use measures of physical influence, includingmethods of hand-to-hand combat in order to stop offences; overcomeresistance to lawful demands from the police where this resistance involvesthe use of force against police officers or other persons, if other methods havebeen used and did not ensure enforcement of the duties vested in the police.In addition, the following cases are identified for the use of measures offorce:— protection of citizens and self-defence against attack and other actionsposing a danger to life or health of members of the public or lawenforcement officers;— to stop mass rights and group infringements of public order;— to deflect an attack on a building, construction, premises and vehiclesregardless of who owns them, or to free them if they have beenseized;— to detain and bring to a police station or other official premises individualswho have committed offences, as well as in convoying and holdingpeople detained and arrested, remanded in custody if the said individualsshow resistance to police officers or if there are grounds for believingthat they may try to flee or inflict harm on those around them;— to stop mass occupation of land and other actions which could leadto a clash between groups of the population, as well as actions whichparalyze the work of transport and the vital functions of inhabited areas,threaten public calm, people’s life and health;— to stop resistance to police officers and other persons carrying outtheir official or civic duties in protecting public order and fightingcrime;— to free hostages.Weapons may be used only as an extreme measure and in the case ofa real threat to people’s lives or an officer of the law enforcement bodies.42