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Sternenko’s case has been under investigation since 2015. He and Demchuk were arrested, but later released on bail.
Sternenko denies any involvement in the incident. The activist wrote on Facebook on February 17, 2021 that the only evidence in the case is Shcherbich’s testimony. According to the Prosecutor’s Office, the case also includes the inspection protocols at the scene of the incident and forensic examinations. Sternenko’s defense insisted that they were carried out with numerous violations. In particular, investigators involved a witness in the investigative experiment, whose name was not mentioned and was not summoned to court hearings, Sternenko’s home was searched without the presence of a lawyer and the examination of the stun gun, according to lawyers, was carried out incorrectly, wrote Babel.
Following the court’s decision and Sternenko’s arrest, protests were held in various cities in Ukraine, notably in Odessa, Zhitomir and Kiev, under the Office of the President. In Bankova, the protests ended in clashes with law enforcement officials. Police detained 17 protesters, at least seven people were injured. 27 policemen and national guards received burns to their eyes. On February 27, a demonstration in support of the activist was held again in Kiev. He passed without violations.
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