The Kiev district court of Poltava was moved to September 14th judicial consideration of criminal case concerning the mayor of Kharkiv Gennady Kernes, suspected in the kidnapping and beating of protesters in support of European integration, informs on the first day of the week the city's website " 0532. Ua ".

"The next meeting of the Kyiv district court of Poltava in the case of the mayor Gennady Kernes will be held on September 14 at eleven. 00 (matches MSK) ", - notified on the Internet representation.

Prosecutor General's office first filed a case against Kharkiv mayor and his guards. Blame them in the kidnapping and beating of participants of "euromaidan" in March of last year. If guilt Kernes will prove, he faces five to 10 years of imprisonment. The mayor of Kharkiv rejects all charges in your own address.

at the end of February 2014 in Ukraine there was a coup, fresh authorities placed the responsibility for all incidents occurred in the process of " euromaidan ", the former leadership of the country. Were criminal cases concerning a number of bureaucrats, and special police force "Berkut" dissolved.

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