The Brovary District Court has started a preliminary hearing in the case of former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych, as well as the leadership of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Security Service, and Minister of Defense of Ukraine. This was reported by the press service of the Prosecutor General’s Office.
The court has taken into account the prosecution’s motion regarding the live streaming of court hearings in this case online and has set the following schedule: August 7, September 20 and 30.
According to the investigation, a criminal group under the leadership of the fugitive president organized the use of physical violence, firearms, military equipment, including illegally supplied from Russia, to disperse protesters in the center of Kyiv on February 18-20, 2014.
The actions of the former president, defense minister, and law enforcement officials led to the death of 67 civilians and injuries to 887 civilians and 132 law enforcement officers. The property damage is estimated at over 16 million hryvnias, according to the statement from the department.
