Since the accused is in Russia and received Russian citizenship, the accusation was sent to the court for consideration in a special procedure of absence.
The investigation of the case on the charges of mass execution of Maidan activists on February 20, 2014 has been completed. The indictment against the former commander has been submitted to the court. This was reported by the Office of the Prosecutor General of Ukraine.
The investigation established that on February 20, 2014, on Instytutska Street in Kiev, police officers from a company of special forces used standard-issue smooth-bore and automatic rifled firearms loaded with ammunition against to the protesters. They carried out the command of the commander, he also took part in the execution.
As a result of the shooting, 48 protesters were killed and 90 others were injured.
It was reported that in the future, the instruments for committing the crime were stolen, damaged and hidden at the direction of the accused, but during the investigation some of them were discovered and identified.
The former commander of the company was charged with obstructing the conduct of peaceful protests, exceeding his official powers, which led to serious consequences, committing a terrorist attack, which caused serious bodily harm, intentional murder and completed the assassination attempt, as well as the theft of service weapons.
Since the accused is in Russia and received Russian citizenship, the accusation was sent to the court for consideration in a special procedure of absence.
Recall that on the anniversary of the shootings, prosecutors reported the investigation into the Maidan cases.
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Source: korrespondent
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