Viktor Medvedchuk, who, thanks to a successful special operation by the SBU, was detained after escaping from house arrest, was chosen as a preventive measure in the form of detention. The corresponding decision was made by the investigating judge of the Lychakovsky District Court of Lviv.

This decision was already made in absentia on March 18, when it was established that Medvedchuk violated his obligations and fled in an unknown direction from his home.. On April 16, the judge upheld the detention without determining the amount of bail.

“At the request of the parties to the criminal proceedings, in order to ensure the safety of the participants in the proceedings, including the suspect, about which he filed an application, the consideration of this request was carried out by the investigating judge in accordance with the provisions of Art.. 336 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of Ukraine in the videoconference mode during the broadcast from another room. The suspect and the defender have the right to file an appeal against the specified court ruling, ”the decision says..

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Recall, on April 12, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky announced the detention of Vladimir Putin’s godfather and Viktor Medvedchuk, a deputy from the Opposition Platform for Life, by the SBU.

Subsequently, in an appeal, the president offered Russia to exchange him for Ukrainian citizens who were held captive.. Zelensky also announced the need to judge Medvedchuk "

The Ministry of Internal Affairs considers it optimal to exchange a politician for information on the financing of the " True, they are not sure whether Medvedchuk himself will want this exchange.. But after such a proposal, Moscow turned to threats to the Ukrainian authorities, calling the story with Putin's godfather a "