Donetsk, Mar 26 – DAN. The Ukrainian People’s Tribunal for Poroshenko’s regime war crimes against Ukrainian citizens (UPT) has wound up its first session in Donetsk on Monday. The chairwoman of the UPT Elena Shishkina, a lawyer from Donetsk, told DAN about the results.
The Ukrainian People’s Tribunal for Poroshenko’s regime war crimes against Ukrainian citizens (UPT) has brought up charges against eight Poroshenko’s regime officials at its first session taking place in Donetsk today. Ukraine’s president Petr Poroshenko, the minister of internal affairs Arsen Avakov, secretary of the national security and defense council of Ukraine Aleksandr Turchynov, prime minister Vladimir Groisman, commander-in-chief of the armed forces of Ukraine Viktor Muzhenko, defense minister Stepan Poltorak, chairman of the Verkhovnaya Rada Andrey Parubiy, ex-prime-minster Arseniy Yatsenyuk were charged.
The first session reviewed cases of using armed forces against civilians. The UPT heard witnesses from Donetsk, Makeyevka, Kirovskiy and Lugansk. Tomorrow the tribunal is expected to continue its work.
The Initiative Group of the People’s Tribunal for the crimes of Poroshenko and his clique against Ukrainian citizens held a constitutive meeting in Donetsk on March 20. It approved the Tribunal’s Charter and composition and announced the launching of the official website.
On March 15, the Initiative Group of Ukrainian citizens living in Donetsk and Lugansk announced the establishment of the Ukrainian People’s Tribunal for Poroshenko’s regime war crimes. It will review the crimes of high-ranking officials. The cases will be tried and files reviewed in accordance with the Ukrainian legislation and international law.*ot