More than 4,000 crimes were committed during the Revolution of Dignity, with about 10,000 people involved in the investigations. Of these, 89 suspects were released from liability, primarily due to the expiration of the statute of limitations.
Oleksiy Donskyy, Head of the Department for Maydan Affairs at the Prosecutor General’s Office, explained that delays in proceedings are often caused by procedural loopholes. Speaking on the Adult View programme on LB Live, he noted that such delays are used as a tactic by lawyers, taking advantage of provisions in the Criminal Procedure Code.
To address these delays, the Prosecutor General’s Office proposed legislative changes. A draft law was passed in the first reading just before Russia’s full-scale invasion but has not been revisited. According to Donskyy, new legislative norms are now needed, but they face resistance.
So far, 540 people have been prosecuted in Maydan-related cases, with 317 indictments against 500 individuals sent to court. Additionally, 62 guilty verdicts have been issued, involving 76 people.