Active participant of Euromaidan, former Ukrainian police officer Alexander Kostenko, the accused in the attack on the life of the employee of the Crimean "Berkut" in Kiev during the riots in February last year, faces four years imprisonment, informs a press-service of the Crimean Prosecutor's office.
The defendant is accused of causing injuries to the employee of the Crimean special forces "Berkut" Vitaly Polenkova in the process of mass riots in Kiev in February 2014. The twentieth of April, the Kyiv district court of Simferopol has begun to consider the merits. Relatively Kostenko were filed two criminal cases under item 115 of the criminal code (Intentional infliction of harm, caused short-term health disorder, committed on motives of ideological hatred or enmity) and article 222 of the RF criminal code (Illegal purchase, transfer, sale, storage, transportation or carrying of weapons, its main parts, ammunition). The house of the defendant during the search was found in the trunk, suitable for the production shots.
"Given the totality of researched evidence, the Prosecutor asked the court to declare Kostenko guilty of crimes and to appoint to it punishment in the form of 4 years 3 months punishment with a fine of 80 thousand Rubles. ", - is informed in the report.
according to prosecutors, in both criminal cases the guilt of the defendant is completely proved. In the circumstances of the criminal offence and the identity of the perpetrator, the Prosecutor's office insists on serving the retribution Kostenko in a correctional colony of General regime.
The prosecution was represented in court by himself, the Prosecutor of the Crimea Natalia Polonskaya. First she said that Kostenko involved in radical nationalist party " Freedom ", the defence the defendant denies this. According to the lawyer, Kostenko did not participate in mass clashes on the Maidan and was involved there as a volunteer only to provide medical care to all victims, including employees of the police Department.
The victim also confirmed that Kostenko is the activist of the Maidan, who threw the stone is a piece of paving stone in workers of " Berkut ", because well remembered features of his face. In addition, it also identified two co-workers Polienko, who were at that moment.
before the public Prosecutor Natalya Poklonskaya said Last news that the verdict will be announced fifteen may.
Kiev's main square Maidan Nezalezhnosti (Independence square) - was occupied by supporters of European integration on November 21, 2013, immediately after the announcement of the government of Mykola Azarov about temporary suspension of the signing of the Treaty on the Union With the EU. Later, the Maidan became the epicenter of the confrontation between the security forces and radicals. The clashes, during which opposing political force many times used firearms and " Molotov cocktails ", were dozens of casualties.
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