Subject of Dispute: Closure of Criminal Proceedings Due to Pre-Trial Investigation Timeframes Regarding PERSON_7, Who Was Accused of a Series of Crimes.
Main Arguments of the Court: The Supreme Court established that the appellate court prematurely closed the criminal proceedings, without taking into account key circumstances – the date of initiation of pre-trial investigation (January 31, 2016), facts of investigation term extension, temporary suspension of proceedings, and familiarization of the defense side with case materials. The court emphasized that provisions on closing proceedings due to exhaustion of pre-trial investigation timeframes do not have retroactive effect and are applicable only to cases initiated after March 16, 2018.
Court Decision: To cancel the ruling of the Kyiv Appellate Court and assign a new review of the case in the appellate instance.
