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The court refused to arrest Viktor Yanukovych.
Violations in the Mezhyhirya investigation became the reason the court refused to arrest the fugitive former president in absentia.
The Supreme Anti-Corruption Court on Monday, October 26, refused to arrest the former president of Ukraine, Viktor Yanukovych, in the case of the seizure of a complex of buildings and structures of the Mezhyhirya residence. The press service of court reports.
It is noted that the refusal was due to violations of the conditions of the pre-trial investigation.
“Today, October 26, the investigating judge of the Supreme Anti-Corruption Court refused to comply with the request to the SAP Prosecutor to choose a preventive measure for the fourth president of Ukraine, who has been hiding from the investigation since 2014. He is suspicious of having committed crimes under Part 5 of Art. 191, Part 3 of Art. 209, Part 5 of Art. 368 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. Reasons for refusal: violation of the rules for declaring a suspect in the international wanted list, “says the message.
In addition, it is reported that at the time of filing the request for the election of a precautionary measure, the investigating authorities did not resume the investigation in this criminal proceeding, as required by law.
WACS recalled that the prosecutor requested the arrest of the fugitive president in case of his arrest.
The full text of the resolution will be drawn up and announced on October 30.
Earlier, the Kiev Court of Appeal upheld the verdict of the Obolonsky District Court, which sentenced former fugitive president Viktor Yanukovych to 13 years in prison for high treason.
Recall that on May 25, the Pechersky District Court of Kiev again arrested former President Viktor Yanukovych in absentia, this time in the case of the executions on the Maidan from February 18 to 20, 2014.
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