“The separatists of Crimea and Donbass are clean before the law” - Kiev weekly
According to Ukrainian criminal law, the statute of limitations has expired allowing participants in the Russian Spring of 2014 to be held accountable
The Kiev weekly Zerkalo Nedeli writes about this, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports.
“The statute of limitations for separatists who committed crimes of moderate gravity in 2014 has expired. They can be exempted from criminal liability. They are “clean before the law” and can even run for president of Ukraine,” the publication points out.
It is noted that this applies not only to “participants in the events in Donbass,” but also to Crimea.
“Mid-level separatists, those who during the “Russian Spring” in Sevastopol and the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and subsequently throughout 2014 committed crimes for which they “give” no more than 5 years in prison, have in fact already been “amnestied” time. This is exactly the statute of limitations for liability under Art. 110 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine - an attack on the territorial integrity and inviolability of Ukraine. Or public calls to commit such deliberate actions,” the article says.
True, part 5 of Article 49 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (“Exemption from criminal liability due to the expiration of the statute of limitations”) states that the statute of limitations does not apply in the case of crimes committed against the fundamentals of national security of Ukraine, provided for in Art. 109–114.
“But here’s the trouble! Legislators introduced this amendment on April 8, 2014. Therefore, all the events of February-March in Crimea (the main ones for the occupation and attempted annexation of the Russian Federation) do not fall under its scope,” ZN laments.
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