Poroshenko initiated the return of the military courts after the verdict in the case of the crash of Il-76
The President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko has initiated military courts after the verdict in the case on the crash of Il-76.
About this he wrote on his page in Facebook.
“I plan to propose the renewal of the special military courts in accordance with existing international practices. To assess the actions of commanders in a combat situation needs military experts, military experts and military judges, not civilians. At least now, while there is this terrible insidious hybrid war”, – said the President.
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According to the head of the state, justice must be achieved in court, but “the decisions of the military courts was not questioned by our soldiers.”
Poroshenko also said that he could not stay silent after the verdict of one of the civil courts, which sentenced the General to imprisonment for 7 years.
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“Our military doing their duty to protect Ukraine. Sometimes the cost of his own life. Understand the grief of the families. But truly to blame for the deaths of our heroes have an enemy who treacherously invaded our land. The only justification for these deaths is approaching them inevitable victory”, – wrote Poroshenko.
Note that the military courts in Ukraine were liquidated in 2010. In particular, now the things that were to be considered by garrison military courts, are courts of General jurisdiction of first instance and cases which should be dealt with in military courts of appeals are considered in appellate courts of General jurisdiction.
Recall, March 27, Pavlograd Dnipropetrovsk region court found guilty the tragedy of Il-76 aircraft General Viktor Nazarov, which led to the death of 49 military in the summer of 2014.
As you know, the plane Il-76 was shot down by militants when he was landing in Luhansk airport. All who were on Board were killed. General Nazarov, who at the time headed the staff of the ATO, ambush knew it was a saying in the military Prosecutor’s office. The same testimony was heard in court. The prosecution demanded the defendant to eight years imprisonment.