Ex-Berkut officers sprayed with red liquid during trial. PHOTOS

During the trial of former Berkut riot police officers accused of killing Maidan activists on Feb. 20, 2014, unknown people threw a package with red liquid resembling blood at the suspects.

Censor.NET reports referring to Hromadske.



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The throwers said they were supporters of the relatives of killed activists.



Judge Serhii Diachuk says the incident is nothing but a provocation aimed at forcing the court to work behind closed doors.

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As reported, 26 Berkut officers have been indicted for being involved in the killings of Maidan activists on Instytutska Street in Kyiv on Feb. 20, 2014. Five of them have been arrested and tried, while more than 20 have escaped.