Kyiv's Obolonsky district court has rescheduled hearings on the case of former members of the Tornado special patrol police squad for 11:30 Kyiv time on August 23.The decision was taken by the court in connection with the hospitalization of one of the defendants, lawyer of the defense Volodymyr Yakimov told reporters on the same day.
As was earlier reported, about 1,000 officers of the police and the National Guard of Ukraine maintain law and order outside the Obolonsky district court building, which planned to consider the Tornado case on August 23.On August 2, 2016, activists and members of some volunteer battalions blocked the exits of the Obolonsky district court, which was scheduled to consider the Tornado case on that day. Then there were clashesbetween Tornado supporters and police.
To remind,in June 2015, eight people, including seven members of the Tornado special patrol police squad, were detained in Luhansk region. Tornado's former commander and members were accused of committing grave crimes.The suspects are accused of crimes against sexual freedom and personal inviolability.
