Court arrests former Ukraine’s defense minister in absentia
On May 25, the Pechersky District Court of Kyiv chose to
former Minister of Defense of Ukraine Pavlo Lebedev a preventive measure in the
form of detention in criminal proceedings on the facts of “organizing a number
of grave and especially grave violent crimes, including premeditated murders”
in Kyiv on Feb. 18-20, 2014.
According to the report of the press service of the
Prosecutor Generals’ Office of Ukraine (PGO), the circumstances of the
organization by former president of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych of the excess of
power, official authority by law enforcement officials and former officials to
prevent the holding of meetings and rallies are being investigated in criminal
proceedings.
It is noted that these actions led to intentional killings
and attempted murders of participants in mass protests in central Kyiv and a
terrorist act.
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