On July 8-11, 2003, a historical and local history youth mobile camp "Proshchanytsia - 2003" took place in Volyn, aimed at collecting testimonies about the events of the 40s and participating in the celebrations marking the 60th anniversary of the Ukrainian-Polish conflict.

But on July 11 at 7:15 the camp was surrounded by officers of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (internal troops and the "Berkut" special unit). All its participants were forcibly put on buses and taken in an unknown direction.

Therefore, we declare our deep outrage at the law enforcement officers' violation of our constitutional rights and freedoms:

the right to respect for dignity (Art. 28 of the Constitution of Ukraine); the right to freedom and personal inviolability (Art. 29); the right to freedom of movement (Art. 33); the right to freedom of speech and expression of opinion (Art. 34); the right to assemble peacefully, without weapons (Art. 39); the right to private property (Art. 41).

We understand that the potatoes that allegedly disappeared in the villages we passed through are merely a pretext; the main task was to prevent our camp from reaching Pavlivka, although each of us had the same constitutional right to be there as the President himself.

The very fact of the so-called ensuring of the President's security at the expense of humiliating the dignity and honor of others is outrageous. After all, all citizens are equal in rights and freedoms.

It is also surprising why the law enforcement officers took a camera and film from one of the camp participants if they were convinced they were right. What were they afraid of? The truth?

Why did none of the authorized persons give us information about where we were being taken? Why did they merely shrug their shoulders contemptuously at the IDs of local council deputies and assistant-consultants of people's deputies?

We demand

from the head of the Volyn Oblast Internal Affairs Directorate and the Prosecutor of the Volyn Oblast, the Minister of Internal Affairs and the Prosecutor General to answer our questions, conduct an official investigation and punish those responsible;

from the President of Ukraine, the Guarantor of the Constitution, and the Verkhovna Rada Commissioner for Human Rights to pay attention to the brazen violation of the constitutional rights of Ukrainian citizens and take appropriate measures.