Organizer of event with arms exhibition near Kyiv, where 10 people died from Russian strike, served suspicion notice - Prosecutor General
Kyiv • UNN
The Prosecutor General reported the detention of the main organizer of the event by the arms association, which was held without coordination with the military. Due to a Russian ballistic missile strike, 10 people died and another 100 were injured.
The main organizer of the event, where 10 people died from a Russian ballistic missile strike, and which was organized without any coordination with the military command, military administrations, and authorized bodies by one of the arms associations, has been detained, he has been notified of suspicion, and a separate legal assessment will be given to the actions or inaction of all responsible officials, Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko reported on Saturday on social media, UNN writes.
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"War does not forgive irresponsibility. 10 dead. The youngest was only 19 years old. One hundred wounded. Destroyed houses. People who lost their loved ones. Animals that died or were maimed. Russia is behind this strike. It is the one that committed another war crime. But the investigation is also establishing circumstances that could have increased the scale of this tragedy," Kravchenko wrote.
As the Prosecutor General reported, "according to the investigation, one of the arms associations, without any coordination with the military command, the regional and district military administrations, as well as other authorized bodies, organized a large-scale event involving military personnel, representatives of state bodies, international partners, and businesses. The program included, in particular, a demonstration of air defense systems. More than 300 people were invited to the open location. The nearest shelter, with an area of only 34 square meters, was located approximately 100 meters from the event venue. This means that hundreds of people were initially in conditions of obvious security risk," he continued.
"Invitations were sent out nine days before the event, and the exact location and time were reported a day in advance. The investigation is checking whether these actions could have contributed to the enemy gaining the opportunity to prepare a targeted strike," Kravchenko stated.
The main organizer of the event has been detained. He has been notified of suspicion under Part 3 of Article 367 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. A preventive measure will be chosen for him by the court in the near future. Due to minor injuries, he is under guard in a medical facility
According to him, "urgent searches were conducted at the association's office and at the residences of persons who may be involved in organizing this event."
A separate legal assessment will be given to the actions or inaction of all officials who were obliged to respond to potential risks. We are checking the activities of the relevant units of the National Police, the SBU, state authorities, local self-government bodies, and the military command: how properly the monitoring of the security situation was carried out, whether potential threats were identified and assessed in a timely manner, whether the response measures provided for by law were taken, and whether the actions or inaction of responsible officials could have influenced the course of events. We continue to work