Ukraine's Prosecutor General's Office has opened criminal proceedings under the article "terror attack" following the seizure in Crimea of the buildings of the Crimean parliament and government.
“At 4.30 a.m. on Feb. 26, two groups of unknown persons (10-15 people
each) seized the buildings of the Supreme Council and the Council of
Ministers of Crimea. Unknown persons broke into the premises, breaking
down the door, and then closed themselves in. They are not making any
demands. According to preliminary data, the said persons have firearms,
the amount and type of which is unknown. They did not use arms when they
seized the buildings, and there are no data on the use of force with
respect to employees of interior agencies and the State Guard
Department,” the press service of the Prosecutor General’s Office
reported.
The information has been included in the unified register of
pre-trial investigations, and the Crimean Prosecutor’s Office has opened
criminal proceedings under Article 258 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine
(terror attack).
The investigation is to be carried out by the Ukrainian Security Service’s office in Crimea.
