A leading activist in Ukraine's street
opposition who vanished for eight days says he was abducted and tortured before
being left to die in the cold.
Dmytro Bulatov, who organised car protests for the opposition
camped out in Kiev, is being treated in hospital after being found near the
capital, reports GHN according to BBC.
Mr Bulatov says he was
left to die by his captors after being kidnapped, repeatedly beaten and
"crucified". He was, he said, hung up by his wrists.
"They
crucified me, so there are holes in my hands now," he said.
"Other
than that - they cut off my ear, cut up my face. My whole body is a mess. You
can see everything. I am alive. Thank God for this."
The
activist reportedly said he did not know who had abducted him but his abductors
had spoken with Russian accents.
According to the Ukrainian
news website Gazeta.ua, doctors found no damage to his internal organs or his
skull.
Police has opened an
investigation and posted guards at the hospital where he is being treated.
Mr
Bulatov is a prominent anti-government activist and one of the leaders of the
organisation AutoMaidan, which has patrolled streets around Independence
Square.
