Some Crimean officials can count on pardon following deoccupation

That’s according to the Ukrainian president’s permanent representative for the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, Tamila Tasheva, who spoke at a Kyiv briefing on Monday, an Ukrinform correspondent reports.

"Everyone who committed war crimes or crimes against humanity in Crimea, and persecuted activists, journalists, or other citizens of our country for political reasons must be brought to the well-deserved responsibility. Also, it’s those who robbed residents, stripped them of r access to natural resources, promoted Russian propaganda, or trained children to serve in the Russian army. First of all, we are talking about the top officials with the occupation administrations, who were engaged in decision-making and contributed to the consolidation of the occupation regime," Tasheva said.

According to the official, amnesty or lustration measures should be applied to those who worked in occupation agencies without being involved in decision-making or committing other crimes.

"We are not going to put these people to prison, but the path to the government offices in Ukraine must be closed for them," Tasheva noted, adding that the Ukrainian authorities will aim at ensuring that the majority of citizens who have committed no offenses under the Russian occupation experience no injustice or discrimination after Ukraine regains the peninsula.

As reported, Tasheva said that after the deoccupation of Crimea, up to 50,000 people will need to be recruited to civil service to ensure the operation of the government apparatus.