The Prosecutor General's office was notified of the suspicion of the former Acting Head of the Kiev Central Board of police and his Deputy in the organization of the assault on the Maidan on the night of 18 to 19 February 2014, said Tuesday on the Internet office of the Prosecutor General.

according to the Prosecutor General, collected confirm the belonging of Directors of internal Affairs to organize the implementation of military operations of the police Department from 18 to 19 February 2014 in order forced the disbandment of the protesters on Maidan Nezalezhnosti in Kyiv.

"following the results of investigation reported suspected former acting head of the main Department of the Ministry of internal Affairs of Ukraine in Kiev and his Deputy - chief of public security of the MIA of Ukraine in Kiev in the organization of the assault on the Maidan on the night of 18 to 19 February 2014," reads the report.

The actions of the suspects qualified on the grounds of crimes under article " excess of authority or official powers by a law enforcement officer ".

The suspects are wanted.

Kiev's main square - Maidan Nezalezhnosti (Independence square) was occupied by supporters of European integration November 21, 2013, immediately After the announcement of the government of Mykola Azarov about temporary suspension of the signing of the Treaty of Union with the EU. Maidan has become the focus of opposition forces and radicals. On the night of 30 November 2013 police dispersed a rally in Central Kiev in support of Ukraine's European integration. Later, the Ukrainian authorities realized that police disproportionately applied force.

The clashes, during which opposing political force many times used small arms and Molotov cocktails, dozens of human lives. After the coup in Ukraine, the General Prosecutor's office opened a criminal case against former officials under the item " illegal interference with the conduct of meetings and rallies ".

sections: Politics