Kyiv Prosecutor's Office has opened criminal proceedings due to the events that took place with the participation of Ukrainian presidential candidate and MP Oleh Tsariov in Kyiv on April 14 during his visit to a television company, the press service of the Prosecutor General's Office reported on Tuesday.

The criminal case was opened under Part 4, Article 296 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (hooliganism).

As reported, Tsariov arrived at the ICTV channel on Monday to participate in a television program, when a group of Maidan activists came up to the channel building. At about 0215, after a long period of persuasion, the politician came out of the building and then passed through "a corridor of shame" organized by participants in a rally. At about 0300, Tsariov was driven to an unknown location in a minibus and then taken to the Prosecutor General's Office.