Both sides accuse each other of manipulation.
Dmytro Lubinets, Verkhovna Rada Commissioner for Human Rights
manipulative messages from ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets about the situation in the children's shelter of the children's service.
On October 31, Lubinets spoke about the violations discovered in the shelter. In particular, it was said that children are sent to isolation wards as punishment for several days, many children are kept at institutions beyond the established period: instead of 90 days – more than two years, and the doctors of the shelter practice medicine without a license, which is a gross violation. The Lviv Regional State Administration denied this statement by the ombudsman and called his messages on social networks manipulative. in order to avoid responsibility” and once again cited the facts of violations.
The Lviv Regional State Administration responded to these accusations by calling them unfounded and “of the nature of personal PR and speculation on a sensitive topic.”
“Deputy Chairman of the Lviv Regional State Administration Ivan Sobko emphasized that the Lviv Regional State Administration has always taken an active position in cooperation with civil society and business to improve the living conditions of children, especially those in need of shelter and social protection,” the statement posted on the administration's website says.
