In Poland, a Ukrainian citizen reported being raped in a taxi in which she was returning from a party where she was with a friend.

This is reported by tvn24.pl.

The publication writes that after the party, the Ukrainian woman ordered a taxi from the center of Warsaw using a mobile application to go home.

According to the girl herself, during the trip,

the taxi driver held her against her will, and then forced her to have sexual intercourse

.

After the incident, the Ukrainian woman reported to the police that she had been raped by him.

The taxi driver has already been detained and charged with violence and rape.

The Warsaw Prosecutor's Office became involved in the case, and at its request, the court ordered the suspect to be detained for three months during the pre-trial investigation.

Polish journalists found out that the girl allegedly used the Bolt application, and

a foreigner - a citizen of Turkmenistan - was driving.

The company responded to the incident and assured that the detained citizen of Turkmenistan had undergone an enhanced check and provided a criminal record certificate before being hired.

According to their data, the detainee was not listed as a person wanted by international law enforcement agencies.

Access to the application was blocked for the suspect.

The company stated that the safety of passengers is a priority for them.

 "Unfortunately, even such strict controls cannot always be a guarantee of a person's behavior in the future. Safety is a priority for Bolt, but incidents like this still happen in the taxi industry, which is why we advocate for stronger regulations and vetting requirements for every driver." - said the representative of the company, Martyna Kurkovska, who sent an e-mail to Polish journalists. 

We will remind you that last year in May, it was reported that in Warsaw, women reported mass

rapes in popular taxi services.

There were at least 20 cases of sexual violence in taxis.

12 established foreigners of various nationalities were named as suspects.

The nationalities of eight more suspects were not established at that time. 

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