In Lutsk, a "Berkut" officer was sentenced to five years of imprisonment for beating a student. \n \nAs UNIAN reports, according to Lutsk prosecutor Oleksiy Reshetnyk, the city-district court, having considered the criminal case on the accusation of Viktor Yaslynskyi, a militiaman of the special-purpose militia company "Berkut," in the commission of crimes provided for by Articles 186 part 2 (robbery with the use of violence), 364 part 3 (abuse of power or official position), 365 part 2 (exceeding power or official authority) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine, issued a verdict: five years of imprisonment, with deprivation of the right to hold positions in law enforcement agencies for a term of three years and with confiscation of all property belonging to him. \n \nAs O. Reshetnyk noted, the court decision has not yet entered into force, since the defense of the accused will file an appeal, however this is grounds for his further detention. O. Reshetnyk assumes that the case may reach the Supreme Court. \n \nCurrently, it has become known that employees of the Volyn "Berkut" are massively submitting reports of resignation as a sign of protest. They were outraged by numerous, in their view, violations during the investigation, one-sidedness of court sessions, lack of evidence in the accusation base, etc. V. Yaslynskyi announced a hunger strike as a sign of disagreement with the verdict. \n \nThe prosecutor also stated that this is the reaction of law enforcement officers to the fact that they gave false testimony, for which six of them can be held liable. O. Reshetnyk noted that if the accused had pleaded guilty, his punishment would have been "suspended," but since he does not admit guilt, the court made exactly this decision. \n \nThe accused is charged with beating a student on March 23, 2006, and seizing his mobile phone and seven hryvnias.