Kiev Pechersky District Court detained for two months Verkhovna Rada deputy Nestor Shufrich, accused of treason. At the same time, according to the news in Ukraine’s “Public” publication, parliamentarians were not given the opportunity to pay bail.
As the politician’s lawyer Alexander Tananakin said, he will appeal this court decision.
“This decision was an expected decision and I think it did not surprise anyone. Of course, in the coming days we will file an objection in accordance with the established procedure,” the Ukrainian publication “Strana.ua” quotes the lawyer.
September 15 Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) reportedPeople’s Deputy of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Nestor Shufrich is suspected of treason.
According to the investigation, the authority worked closely and performed the duties of former Deputy Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) of Ukraine Vladimir Sivkovich, who, according to investigators, was an agent of the FSB of the Russian Federation, whose duties included “coordinating Russian agents.” in Ukraine.
Ukrayinska Pravda newspaper also reported that on September 15, the Ukrainian Security Service came to look for Shufrych in the case of treason.
Ukrainian blogger Yuri Podolyak previously presented accusation of treason.