SECTION 2. part 3 of which reads that “conduct of pre-trial investigation without entry of information into the register is not allowed.” The materials annexed to the reply give grounds to believe that Vinnitsa prosecution authorities never examined the facts of the case and failed to give a legal assessment of the actions of the police as cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment of citizen T., especially with regard to his unlawful lengthy detention in an area unsuitable for such purpose. On the basis of this fact the Ombudsman made a submission to the Prosecutor General Office as to violation of the constitutional rights and freedoms of citizen T. After relevant review the prosecutor’s office of the City of Vinnitsa initiated criminal proceedings as per Art. 365.1 of the Criminal Code and conducted relevant checkups. Action was also taken with regard to the officials who had failed to comply with the law in response to the Ombudsman’s submission. Visits of police authorities regularly reveal facts of violation of the permitted length of detention by the police, as prescribed in the agency’s regulations. For instance, in September 2013 such violations were found in Darnytsky, Obolonsky, Podilsky, Svyatoshynsky and Solomyansky district police departments of MIA Main Department in the City of Kyiv. On the basis of the identified violations and in accordance with Art. 101 of the Constitution of Ukraine and Articles 1, 3, 13, 19-1 and 22 of the Law of Ukraine “On the Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights” the NPM sent letters to the prosecutor’s office in the City of Kyiv demanding corroboration of the presented data and prosecutorial response action. As a result of reviews District Prosecutors 35 made their submissions to the involved district police bodies. The issue of ill-treatment acquired especial notoriety in connection with the events that took place in Ukraine in the period from November 2013 to February 2014. NPM activity during this period is reflected in Ombudsman’s Special Report to the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. However, given the excessive frequency and especial cruelty of ill-treatment manifestations on the part of the police during the above indicated period we deem it appropriate to include into the present report a description of some of the events and information on the relevant implementation of the national preventive mechanism. Mass protest actions started on November 21, 2013 in connection with the decision of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine to suspend the process of preparation for the signing of the Association Agreement between Ukraine and the EU. The period from November 30, 2013 through February 22, 2014 was marked by excessive use of force and special means by the police against protesters. On the night of November 30, 2013 police officers used brutal force to stop a peaceful assembly. The videos of these events are in the public domain and prove that physical force used by the police was totally inadequate. Over thirty protesters were apprehended. Already at six in the morning on November 30 two representatives of the Ombudsman responded to reports from human rights activists and arrived at Shevchenkivsky District Police Department in Kiev to meet with the detainees and clarify all circumstances of the incident. During this visit the Ombudsman’s representatives talked to all detained activists and to