A court in Kiev has ordered that Nestor Shufrich, an opposition member of Ukraine’s Verkhovna Rada who is accused of treason by the country’s authorities, be detained until February 9. This was reported by the Ukrainian publication Strana.ua, citing the politician’s lawyer Alexander Tananakin.
“The Pechersk court in Kiev extended the preventive measure of detention of the people’s deputy Nestor Shufrich until February 9,” the publication said.
On September 15, the Kiev Pechersky District Court detained for two months Verkhovna Rada deputy Nestor Shufrich, accused of treason. However, he was not given the opportunity to be released on bail.
The official allegedly worked closely with 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. Russian Federation and its duties include “coordinating Russian agents” in Ukraine.
Before that Shufrich removed From his position as chairman of the Rada committee.
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