Mariano Garcia Calatayud He has been deprived of his freedom in prisons established by the Russian army for approximately 20 months. It will house prisoners of war from Ukraine. Almost a year has passed since the occupying militias changed targets and No one in his immediate circle knows exactly where he is or what his condition is.. His friends think he was transferred to another prison in the Russian-occupied territories, but they have no official confirmation. Former head of the business team of Carlet City Council (Valencia) 75 years old and heart patient. All initiatives taken for his release defective The requests of the Red Cross and Amnesty International were not responded to.
The retiree went to Ukraine for his love in 2014 and He eventually became another activist against the Russian occupation. Arrested on March 19, 2022 “to verify that the intended actions have been performed harming the security of the Russian Federation “As the Military Prosecutor’s Office admitted, during a special military operation,” he told the lawyer hired by his Ukrainian friends. He was then transferred “by officials of the Russian Federal Security Service” to a “prison system institution” provided by troops under the command of Vladimir Putin.
Since he was detained in a square in Kherson and put into a vehicle neither his Ukrainian wife nor None of his friends could see him. His sister and son, who live in Spain, are much less. Mariano García had gained a certain reputation as a social volunteer in Ukraine. He came to the country when Russia was completing its offensive to annex Crimea and lived in that environment. He showed his most self-sacrificing and humanitarian character. There he was known as “Mario” due to the difficulty in pronouncing his real name. Families in need were helped and school supplies were distributed to minors affected by the occupation. After war was declared, protests against the occupation intensified and He allowed himself to be photographed with groups of armed fighters. This exposure Targeted by Russian intelligence services. He was arrested and sent to prison.
He was mistreated by those in prison
According to testimony given by two prisoners who were released after having difficulties with Mariano García in a prison in Simferopol, the capital of the Crimean peninsula, The Valencian was subjected to constant torture and humiliation by his guards. According to his story, he had numerous bruises and scars. He lost some of his teeth as a result of torture.Attacked and bitten by guards’ dogs. He was subjected to electric shock and all the money in his bank account was stolen.
Their Ukrainian friends decided in February to request cooperation from lawyer Anatoly Fursov. confirm prison sentencebecause there was no official confirmation of his whereabouts until the middle of this year. The military prosecutor’s office of the Russian Fleet in the Black Sea admitted that he was imprisoned. However, the heads of Simferopol Detention Center No. 2 always refused to confirm his stay in any cell and They flatly rejected anyone who might visit him..
The same lawyer later stated that, according to official documents, the Valencian retiree At the beginning of the year he crossed the Crimean border and went towards Kherson. They declined to specify whether this transfer was motivated by a desire to release him or to transfer him to another prison facility. His friends suspect he was transferred to Chongar, a small town a short distance from the border.. And this is where he loses track again.