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Halya Coynash: Scandalous amnesty law that could waive liability for Maidan crimes vetoed
An anti-government opposition activist guards as Berkut special police examine a barricade of the opposition in Kiev on February 2, 2014.
President Petro Poroshenko has used his power of veto against a draft bill which in its present form could have removed liability for crimes against Maidan activists, looters and other serious offences. The law was adopted in July and slated by human rights activists for the potential impunity it envisaged for real crimes if committed by people who had fought in the military conflict (known as the ‘Anti-Terrorist Operation’ or ATO).
