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The Vasylkiv terrorists case is an alleged terror plot of three far-right activists ("the Vasylkiv terrorists"〔) trying to blow up a statue of Lenin in the Ukrainian city Boryspil in August 2011.〔(Dozens hurt as fresh clashes erupt in Ukraine ), Euronews (11 January 2014)〕 The statue was removed in June 2011.〔 The three suspects were arrested on 22 August 2011.〔〔 Immediately after the three defendants were jailed for six years on 10 January 2014, violent clashes between the Ukrainian police and about a hundred protesters that had gathered at the courthouse broke out.〔〔〔 Following the 2014 Ukrainian revolution, on February 24 they were released. ==Alleged 2011 bomb plot== Allegedly Volodymyr Shpara, Ihor Mosiychuk and Serhiy Bevza had plotted to blow up statue of Lenin in Boryspil on Independence Day of Ukraine on 24 August 2011.〔(Ukraine ex-minister injured as terror trial protesters clash with riot police ), RT (TV network) (11 January 2014)〕 Shpara, Mosiychuk and Bevza were arrested on 22 August 2011 by the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU), after the SBU discovered a home-made explosive device and extremist leaflets in the office of "Patriot of Ukraine" organisation in Vasylkiv in a premises owned by Vasylkiv City Council.〔〔(SBU opens criminal case against 'Vasylkiv terrorists' ), Interfax-Ukraine (23 August 2011)〕 Shpara, Mosiychuk and Bevza denied the accusations and accused law enforcers of planting the bomb and leaflets on them.〔〔 According to SBU spokeswoman Maryna Ostapenko (as stated on 23 August 2011) "In addition to the explosive device, SBU officers also found a huge number of leaflets calling for extremist actions. The seized electronic medium containing a video showing schemes for blocking public institutions and producing improvised explosive devices, and one of the folders even contains videos of child pornography".〔 Initially the SBU suspected a plot to detonate a bomb during the celebration of Ukraine's Independence Day in Kiev.〔 Before the alleged plot was discovered the Boryspil City Council had voted to remove the (alleged target) Lenin statue.〔 The statue of Lenin in Boryspil was removed in June 2011 by the city's authorities.〔 ("Васильківським терористам" приписують намір підірвати неіснуючий пам’ятник Леніну ''Vasylkiv terrorists being charged with an attempt to blow up a non-existing monument'' ), The Ukrainian Week (25 January 2012)〕 Shpara, Mosiychuk and Bevza became known as "the Vasylkiv terrorists".〔〔(Kyiv urges foreign diplomats to show restraint in regarding Ukraine ), Interfax-Ukraine (13 January 2014)〕〔 On 10 January 2014 the three defendants were jailed for six years beyond the two years they have already spent in pre-trial detention.〔〔(New Clashes Erupt in Ukraine After Trial ), The New York Times (10 January 2014)〕〔(Lutsenko hospitalized as authorities face political fallout ), ''Kyiv Post'' (11 January 2014)〕 Their defenders had stated that the crime never took place, that the statue had already been removed and police planted evidence to convict the three of a trumped-up charge.〔 According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine someone had thrown an unidentified substance in the judge's face during the pronouncement of the sentence.〔(Twenty policemen injured in clash with protesters in Kyiv – Interior Ministry ), Interfax (11 January 2014)〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Vasylkiv terrorists case」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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