Court selects preventive measure for patrol officers suspected of official negligence during terror attack

The Pechersky District Court of Kyiv is selecting a preventive measure for patrol police officers accused of official negligence during a terror attack in Kyiv, the Prosecutor General’s Office reported on its Telegram channel on Tuesday.

As reported with reference to Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko, on April 20, the patrol police crew that first arrived at the scene of the shooting in Kyiv on Saturday was notified of suspicion of official negligence.

"The patrol crew arrived at a call regarding a shooting. At the scene, they saw wounded individuals: a child, a man, and a woman who needed urgent assistance. Other people were also nearby, including another child. A boy with a gunshot wound asked law enforcement officers not to save him but to help his father. This is a manifestation of incredible courage by a child. Instead, the patrol crew, carrying their service firearms and having all legal grounds for their use, effectively fled the scene," he reported on his Telegram channel.

Investigators filed a motion to select a preventive measure of detention.

At a meeting with media representatives, Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko called the behavior of the patrol police officers—who left the wounded boy and fled during the events of April 18 in Kyiv—a great shame, noting that the patrol officers could have, at a minimum, taken positions and readied their weapons for combat.