Criminal Procedure Code of Ukraine
The Criminal Procedural Code of Ukraine is the codified law governing criminal proceedings in Ukraine. It sets out the rules for pre-trial investigation, court hearings and the appeal of judicial decisions in criminal cases, as well as the rights and duties of participants in the process. The current version entered into force on 20 November 2012, replacing the Soviet-era code of 1960, and has been amended repeatedly since then, including in connection with reforms of law-enforcement bodies and the conditions of martial law.
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Grenade blast in Sheptytskyi injures four; military serviceman on leave detained
A grenade exploded on a main avenue in Sheptytskyi, Lviv Oblast, late on the evening of September 26, wounding four local residents — three women aged 17, 18 and 56 and a 26-year-old man. Police identified the person who detonated the device as a 36-year-old resident of Sheptytskyi district, an active-duty serviceman who was on leave at the time, and detained him under Article 208 of Ukraine's Criminal Procedure Code. A criminal proceeding has been opened under Part 4 of Article 296 of the Criminal Code (hooliganism involving a weapon), which carries a penalty of three to seven years in prison.