The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine adopted the Law "On amendments to the Law of Ukraine "On Combating Terrorism" re preventive detention of persons engaged in the terrorist activity in the area of the anti-terrorist operation for over 72 hours"

Information Department of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Secretariat
12 August 2014, 13:46

The Law amends article 14 of the Law "On Combating Terrorism" which is to be supplemented with a new chapter. According to the new chapter, in the area of a long-term anti-terrorist operation, persons engaged in the terrorist activity can be detained for over 72 hours, but not for more than 30 days.  

Moreover, the Law was supplemented with a new article 15-1 "Peculiarities of preventive detention of persons engaged in the terrorist activity in the area of the anti-terrorist operation".  

Respective bill was registered under No. 4312а.