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Prosecutors will demand the arrest of Medvedchuk
2021-05-13
Translated article
[Korrespondent] At the Office of the Prosecutor General, they said that they called the People's Deputy to carry out investigative actions, and not to hand over suspicions.

During the visit of the People's Deputy from the PLO Viktor Medvedchuk to the Office of the Prosecutor General, he was handed a petition to choose a preventive measure in the form of detention, and also conducted investigative actions. This was announced on Wednesday, May 13, by the press service of the Office of the Prosecutor General.

The prosecutor's office noted that Medvedchuk became a suspect in the high treason case on May 11. And today he was summoned to the Office of the Prosecutor General to carry out investigative actions, and not to hand over suspicion.

It is noted that on May 11, 2021, Medvedchuk was informed of the suspicion in the manner and manner provided for by the Criminal Procedure Code of Ukraine.

"In this regard, he received the status of a suspect from that date (May 11 - ed.)," The Prosecutor General's Office explained.

Today, Medvedchuk and his lawyers were handed a copy of the suspicion to ensure the right to defense.

The prosecutor's office said that after his arrival at the Office of the Prosecutor General, at the request of the MP and his defenders, they were provided with a copy of the report of suspicion handed over on May 11, 2021, in order to ensure the right to defense.

As a reminder, Medvedchuk was briefed on the case at the Prosecutor General's Office today . His lawyer Bohdan Koval said that the hearing on the selection of a preventive measure is likely to be held on Thursday.

As a reminder, on May 11, the SBU conducted searches in Medvedchuk's house . Later, Medvedchuk himself, as well as People's Deputy Taras Kozak, was declared suspicious of treason .

Later, Prosecutor General Irina Venediktova announced what Medvedchuk was suspected of . In particular, he is suspected of re-registering a Ukrainian gas field in Crimea under the "laws" of the Russian Federation.

From the day before
The politician told reporters that he got acquainted with the suspicion. Medvedchuk's defense was given three hours to get acquainted with the case materials.

On Wednesday evening, May 12, People's Deputy from the OLSZ Viktor Medvedchuk left the Office of the Prosecutor General, where he had come to get suspicion. He said that the prosecutors gave him a copy of the suspicion, but the original was not served. Medvedchuk's statement was broadcast to Нromadske.

Medvedchuk said that he was suspected of committing high treason and violating the rules of war, in particular, it is about plundering national values ​​in the occupied Crimea.

"According to the current legislation, the suspicion was not handed over, but I got acquainted with the suspicion together with the lawyer," he said.

The lawyer of the people's deputy noted that the prosecutors handed over a copy of the report on suspicion. In addition, Medvedchuk's defense was given three hours to study the materials of the case.

"The suspicions, as we were told, were sent yesterday to the Verkhovna Rada Secretariat and to my address of residence," Medvedchuk added.

He also separately added that he had no plans to leave Ukraine.

Medvedchuk's lawyer Bogdan Koval said that the hearing on the selection of a preventive measure is likely to be held on Thursday.
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