Explosion in Shevchenkivskyi District Court of Kyiv: court arrests NGU officer and sergeant

Explosion in Shevchenkivskyi District Court of Kyiv: court arrests NGU officer and sergeant

Kyiv  •  UNN

December 4 2023, 10:55 AM • 24047 views

The court found the head of the court guard and his assistant guilty of violating the statutory rules of the guard service, which led to the explosion in the Shevchenkivskyi District Court of Kyiv on July 5; the head of the court guard received 6 months and his assistant received 2 months in the brig.

A court  convicted two of the of the five defendants in the case of the explosion in Kyiv's Shevchenkivskyi District Court on July 5. July. The head of the court guard  was punishment to 6 months' months, and his assistant - for a period of 2 months with serving the sentence in the the brig. This was reported by the specialized defense prosecutor's office in the of the central region, UNN reports.

For supporting public prosecution by prosecutors of the of the Specialized Prosecutor's Office in the field of defense of the Central Region convicted two out of five defendants - the head of the court guard and his assistant

- the prosecutor's office said.

Details

On July 5, the defendant took at least six improvised explosive devices he had made. Later, he set them off into action in the premises of the Shevchenkivskyi District Court, which led to his death, injuries to police officers and damage to the premises and property of the of the court.

Prosecutors proved that during his stay in the SIZO and the transportation of the detainee to court, the defendants violated the rules of escort, failed to conduct a personal search and did not check his belongings.

The Shevchenkivskyi District Court of Kyiv found both defendants guilty of violating the statutory rules of guard service or patrolling, which caused grave consequences (part 3 of Article 418 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine). 

   Taking into account the plea of guilty, the into account the plea of guilty, cooperation with the investigation and sincere repentance of the accused, the court sentenced the head of the court guard to 6 months' imprisonment, and his months, and his assistant - for a period of 2 months with serving the sentence in the 26

 - the report says.

Addendum

Suspect in court explosion is a former fighter of the "Sich battalion, Ihor Humeniuk, accused of detonating a grenade near the Verkhovna Rada on August 31. August 2015. He has been in pre-trial detention since 2015, and on that day the court was holding a regular hearing in his case.