Report of the International Advisory Panel on its review of the Maidan Investigations

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31 March 2015. — 116 p.Contents List of abbreviations and acronyms Introduction The Facts Background Facts Relevant Domestic Law On Pre-Trial Investigations Structure And Staffing Of The Main Investigating Organs Structure of the PGO Structure of the MoI Structure of the SSU Structure And Current Status of The Investigations Preliminary remarks Investigations conducted by the public prosecution service The PGO Casefile Dispersal of the demonstrations in the early morning of 30 November 2013 Resolutions of 22 January 2014 on the use of special means against protesters Deaths and injuries of protesters by gunfire Abuse of power by officials, leading to non-firearms injuries, on 18-20 February 2014 The PGO investigation into the involvement of titushkyThe PGO investigation into the ill-treatment of Mykhailo Havryliuk The PGO investigation concerning the abusive prosecution of protestersInvestigations by the Kyiv City Prosecutors Office (EuroMaidan investigations)Investigations conducted by the MoI Deaths and injuries of law enforcement officers (18-20 February 2014) Investigation concerning Dmytro Bulatov Investigations concerning Ihor Lutsenko and Yurii Verbytskyi Investigation concerning Tetiana Chornovol Investigations conducted by the territorial offices of the MoI in Kyiv Investigations conducted by the SSU Summary Of The Current Status of The Investigations The Panel’s Assessment General The procedural requirements of Articles 2 and 3 of the Convention The impunity of law enforcement officers The investigations prior to 22 February 2014 The investigations after 22 February 2014: challenges The Investigations After 22 February 2014: Compliance With Articles 2 And 3 Of The Convention Independence Effectiveness of the investigations Staffing and resources in the PGO Allocation of the investigative workMoI and SSU co-operation with the PGO The role of the courts The investigation of Berkut officers – an illustrative example Amnesty Promptness, reasonable expedition Public scrutiny of the investigations Involvement of victims and next-of-kin The Panel’s Evaluation Of The Current Status Of The Investigations The Panel’s Conclusions Summary Of The Panel’s Conclusions Conclusions concerning the investigations prior to 22 February 2014 Conclusions concerning the investigations after 22 February 2014 The Panel’s Concluding Remarks