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title: "Phone, van and medical board: Ombudsman explains what TCK workers are allowed and forbidden to do"
description: "Human Rights Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets clarified mobilization rules, stressing the illegality of detaining citizens in vans and seizing phones."
date: 2026-10-05T16:14:00.000Z
lang: en
url: https://xab.info/en/posts/phone-van-and-militarry-medical-board-ombudsman-explains-tck-rules
tags: [tck, mobilization, ukraine, lubinets, law]
publisher: "XAB.info"
---

# Phone, van and medical board: Ombudsman explains what TCK workers are allowed and forbidden to do

![TCK employee and mobilization in Ukraine](https://xab.info/media/2026/10/05/telefon-bus-i-vlk-ombudsmen-poyasniv-shcho-dozvoleno-tck/telefon-bus-i-vlk-ombudsmen-poyasniv-shcho-dozvoleno-tck-1.webp)

## 🎯 Key Points

- TCK workers have no right to forcibly take phones and citizens into vans.
- Rights violations during mobilization require a strict response from law enforcement.
- The Ombudsman insists that mobilization must be carried out strictly by law.

Verkhovna Rada Commissioner for Human Rights Dmytro Lubinets has provided detailed explanations regarding the legal powers of territorial recruitment and social support center (TCK) employees during mobilization measures. The official appeal was prompted by numerous scandalous incidents and citizen complaints about unlawful actions by military personnel.

### Legality of forced detention and property seizure

 In his official video message, the ombudsman emphasized that TCK employees have no legal grounds for forcibly detaining citizens, forcefully putting them into vehicles (so-called vans), or confiscating personal mobile phones. Such actions are qualified as a gross violation of current Ukrainian legislation and human rights.### Command responsibility and recent incidents

 Dmytro Lubinets also noted that the unacceptable practice of coercion and abuse must not continue, placing part of the responsibility for observing citizens' rights on the top military leadership. Previously, the ombudsman demanded that the Prosecutor General's Office thoroughly investigate illegal entry into private housing in the Khmelnytskyi region, as well as respond to high-profile conflicts in other regions.### Contradictory data

While official representatives state that forceful mobilization methods are unacceptable and seek to suppress corruption schemes, numerous cases of harsh detention of conscripts continue to be recorded on the ground. Experts note a discrepancy between the legal framework principles declared by the state and the actual operational practices of certain regional recruitment centers.

## 🔍 Fact-Check Verification

- [Телефон, бус и ВЛК. Омбудсмен объяснил, что разрешено и запрещено работникам ТЦК](https://www.rbc.ua/ukr/news/telefon-bus-i-vlk-ombudsmen-poyasniv-shcho-1791216354.html) - Основной источник информации с заявлением Дмитрия Лубинца.
- [Война для бедных: Лубинец раскрыл масштабы коррупции в ТЦК](https://www.unian.net/society/mobilizaciya-lubinec-raskryl-masshtaby-korrupcii-v-tck-13446906.html) - Контекст о проблемах коррупции и системных нарушениях.
- [Где ТЦК работает хуже всего, а где - лучше всего: Лубинец сравнил мобилизацию в областях](https://www.unian.net/society/dmitriy-lubinec-nazval-oblasti-s-hudshey-i-luchshey-rabotoy-tck-i-sp-13446813.html) - Контекст о проблемах коррупции и системных нарушениях.
- [Лубинец: ТЦК вывозят мобилизованных за границу за 70 тысяч долларов](https://svpressa.ru/war21/news/530115/) - Подтверждено по источнику svpressa.ru

## ❓ FAQ

### Q: Do TCK employees have the right to take a phone?
**A:** No, the seizure of personal belongings and mobile phones by TCK employees is illegal.

### Q: Can TCK workers forcibly put people into transport?
**A:** Forcible placement of citizens into vehicles (vans) contradicts current legislation.