EuroMaidan Revolution
Halya Coynash: You, too, can be a Bankova prisoner
During highly irregular court hearings in Kyiv late in the evening of Dec. 3, 9 men were remanded in custody for two months over alleged involvement in mass disturbances near the president’s administration on Bankova St. on Dec 1. None has yet been formally charged. On Dec 5, the same measure was applied against a second journalist, Andriy Dzyndzya, from Road Control.
Despite application of the most severe restraint measure possible, the prosecutor provided no evidence in court for any of the men’s supposed involvement. The only testimony as such was purported to be from Berkut riot police who were not named, and who did not appear in court.