From a hospital stretcher Dmytro Bulatov has spelled out what he claims are grim details of his torture. The leading Ukraine activist and organiser of the anti-government car protests in Kyiv has pointed the finger at Russians for his abduction and visible injuries.<br /><br />He told local media sources he was crucified, hung up by his wrists and repeatedly beaten after he had been abducted and held for eight days.<br /><br />Police in the capital confirmed the activist was bruised and had received a cut to one of his wrists. <br /><br />He has had surgery for his injuries and his alleged treatment has been described as a “barbaric act which must be investigated immediately,” by Amnesty International.<br /><br />But the interior ministry has opened an investigation into his activities along with three other protesters and want to arrest him.<br /><br />It comes on the day the amnesty for detained protesters and the repeal of the anti-protest legislation was signed into law.
