Judicial meeting in Crimea, scheduled for April 21, will be held involving the employee of the Crimean special forces " Berkut ", the victim in the process of mass riots in Kiev in February 2014. The accused in his beating Alexander Kostenko involved in radical nationalist party " Freedom ", said the Prosecutor of the Crimea Natalia Polonskaya, which is the Prosecutor in this case. 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. "(Alexander) Kostenko, being aware of taking place in Kiev mass riots aimed at illegal, violent overthrow of the constitutional order of Ukraine and bodies of Executive power, as a member of the Ukrainian radical nationalist political party all-Ukrainian Union "Freedom" came to the Independence square for the armed resistance to police officers of the organization, " said Poklonski, speaking in the courtroom. for its part, the lawyer of the defendant Dmitry Sotnikov said that according to his information, witnesses and witnesses, Kostenko was not in the party "Freedom" and " Right sector ", and also did not participate in mass clashes on the Maidan. The lawyer acknowledged that his client was at that moment on the Maidan, however, was involved in the only volunteer to provide medical care to all victims, including employees of the police Department. the lawyer also insisted to recuse from hearing the case judge Victor Mogilevskogo and replacement of the public Prosecutor in the person of the Prosecutor Poklonskaya, because of their " bias and prejudice ", however, the court rejected these petitions, because the expense is not justified. Centurions also become cold to defer consideration of the case in the capital region, because in Crimea, it has acquired a political color." This is a political case, which aims to strengthen the rating part of the civil servant, won't distinguish fingers, " said centurions. Poklonskaya believes that the lawyer intentionally false arguments leads to delay the trial of the case. The judicial meeting with the involvement of the victim and witnesses is scheduled for April 21. The Kiev district court of Simferopol has started consideration of the case about the attack on the life of employees of the Crimean special forces " Berkut ". Suspected Alexander Kostenko was placed behind bars in February of the current year. By assumption of the investigation, He is in the process of mass riots in Kiev in February 2014 caused the injury and the injured employee of " Berkut ". He, without under the legislative act of the permission, illegally kept at the place of residence rifled barrel.