The chief Prosecutor's office of Ukraine detained the former commander of the disbanded regional units of the MIA of Ukraine " Berkut ", suspected of belonging to the events on the Maidan, according to a report of the press service.

"The Prosecutor General's office detained the former commander of special forces" Berkut ", suspected of belonging to the crimes during the events on Maidan. The Prosecutor made a petition to the court for election of a suspect measure of restraint - detention ", - is informed in the report.

According to the report, the detainee is suspected of exceeding his authority during the events at Maidan on 18 February 2014.

General the Kiev square - Maidan Nezalezhnosti was occupied by supporters of European integration November 21, 2013, immediately After the statement of the government Mykola Azarov about temporary suspension of the signing of the Treaty on the Union with the EU. Later Maidan became the epicenter of confrontation between security forces and radicals. After the Maidan unit of the MIA of Ukraine "Berkut" was disbanded.

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