The “dead-end” cases of the Maidan shootings. Who is to blame for the fact that no verdicts are passed due to the expiration of the statute of limitations?
Articles | | 542 | Author: Natalia Merkulova
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On November 30, 2013, at around 4 a.m., Berkut officers brutally dispersed protesters in the center of Kyiv. This was followed by the shootings on February 18-20, 2014, on Instytutska Street. However, in 11 years, the state has not been able to give a full assessment of the events during the Revolution of Dignity. More than 30 Maidan cases were closed due to the expiration of the statute of limitations, which began in November 2023.
Then came the shootings on February 18-20, 2014, on Instytutska Street. The pro-Russian authorities shot at unarmed people. But Maidan stood firm.
People hoped for a fair punishment for those who shot at the protesters.
However, in 11 years, the state has failed to give a full assessment of the events during the Revolution of Dignity.
More than 30 Maidan cases were closed due to the expiration of the statute of limitations, which began in November 2023.
Starting from November 2028 to February 2029, the statute of limitations will also expire for particularly serious crimes, except for those punishable by life imprisonment.
Who is to blame for the fact that the statute of limitations expires before the verdicts are delivered?
Will the perpetrators be punished? Is there a risk that the cases of the Maidan shootings will remain cold?
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