“The Holosiiv District Court of Kyiv sentenced Andrii Molochny, a former employee of the Specialized Prosecutor’s Office in the field of defense of the Central Region, to 7.5 years in prison, who in July hit a woman to death in a pedestrian zone in the center of the capital and fled the scene of the accident.”, — write: www.pravda.com.ua
Dairy IN COURT. archival PHOTO UP Source: Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko
Details: Kravchenko recalled that in July 2024, Molochny drove a car over a woman in a pedestrian zone in the center of Kyiv.
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The tragedy happened in the evening of July 19: the woman was returning home along the usual route on the sidewalk when a car hit her. After the collision, the accused did not call medics and did not provide any assistance, but fled the scene of the accident. The victim died in hospital from her injuries.
The court found Molochny guilty of committing a fatal road accident and sentenced him to 7.5 years in prison.
The Prosecutor General emphasized that the prosecution requested the maximum stipulated term of 10 years in prison for Molochnoy, and considers the prescribed punishment to be too lenient, so the prosecution will appeal the verdict.
Kravchenko noted that, in his opinion, this tragedy was the result of “neglect of responsibility, due to indifference and belief in impunity” and that punishment should be inevitable, regardless of whether the crime is committed by a prosecutor, a law enforcement officer, or a civilian.
Direct speech: “I consider this punishment too lenient, so the prosecution will file an appeal.
Yes, no sentence will return a person’s life, will not return a mother to her children. But we must send a clear signal: it does not matter who committed the crime – an employee of the prosecutor’s office, law enforcement agencies or a civilian – we will always demand fair punishment for everyone.
This is how the system should work. It cannot be otherwise. And it won’t be.”
What preceded:
- Late in the evening of July 19, an employee of the prosecutor’s office in a car in the Holosiiv district of Kyiv hit a woman on a pedestrian zone and ran away from the scene. The perpetrator was detained.
- It turned out that Andrii Andriyovych Molochnyi, the chief specialist of the department, was driving. The Prosecutor General personally took the case under personal control. Molochny was informed of the suspicion of violating traffic rules while intoxicated, which led to the death of a person.
- Injured the next day died in hospital.
- On July 21, the Shevchenkiv District Court of Kyiv arrested Andrii Molochnoy, the chief specialist of the personnel work and civil service department of the Specialized Prosecutor’s Office in the field of defense of the Central Region, for two months without bail, who ran over a woman on a pedestrian zone and fled the scene.