Prosecutor General's Office launches criminal proceedings over demolition of historic Zelensky estate

The Office of the Prosecutor General has opened criminal proceedings over the demolition of the Zelenskyy estate in Kyiv, despite the fact that the building is under arrest. UNN writes about this with reference to the message of the Prosecutor General's Office.

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The OGP reported that under the procedural guidance of the Shevchenkivskyi District Prosecutor's Office of Kyiv, criminal proceedings were initiated over the destruction of the building at 22 Konys'koho Street (formerly Turgenivska).

The actions of the persons who destroyed the house are classified as destruction of seized property (Article 388(1) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine). Also, the fact of construction work in violation of the ban is being investigated, which is qualified as unauthorized construction on an illegally occupied land plot (Part 3 of Article 197-1 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).

The prosecutor's office noted that the building at 22 Konysskoho Street was seized in January 2024 as part of criminal proceedings initiated over the intentional illegal destruction, destruction or damage to cultural heritage sites (Part 2 of Article 298 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine). The seizure provides for a ban on use, disposal and alienation.

The prosecutor's office added that they had requested the arrest because, according to the Kyiv General Plan, this site is part of the capital's historical area. Construction work requires a permit from the Ministry of Culture and Information Policy of Ukraine

Nevertheless, for a long time, construction work was carried out there, namely, capital construction, during which intentional illegal destruction, destruction or damage to cultural heritage sites is possible. The construction work was carried out without the appropriate approval of the Ministry of Culture and Information Policy of Ukraine. Therefore, due to the arrest of the building, all work had to be stopped. However, on July 19, 2024, despite the arrest, unidentified persons, in violation of the restrictive requirements, destroyed the building using heavy construction equipment

The Prosecutor General's Office added that the location of the equipment used in the demolition of the building has now been established. An emergency search was conducted on the territory where it was located, during which the equipment was seized. A motion for its arrest has been filed with the court.

Recall

Last night in Kyiv, they began to illegally demolish the Zelensky estate, which is a significant historical building. The Ministry of Culture did not grant permission for the demolition and called on law enforcement to pay attention to the attempted destruction of the historic building. The police also announced the opening of proceedings in connection with the demolition of the building. Due to the demolition, hundreds of Kyiv residents rallied in front of the KCSA, demanding an end to the destruction of the historic part of Kyiv and chanting 'Klitschko is a looter'.

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