Ivano-Frankivsk City Court found a local resident guilty of knowingly false reporting about an impending attempt on the life of the President of Ukraine and sentenced him to imprisonment for three years and one month. Information about this is posted in the Unified State Register of Court Decisions.

According to the preliminary investigation, in December 2020, the accused used a mobile phone that belonged to his mother and sent an email to the SBU office in Ivano-Frankivsk region about the preparation of an attempt on the life of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

The text said: " After that, the SBU conducted a check, but the specified information was not confirmed..

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In court, the man pleaded guilty and explained that he only wanted to check the readiness of the president's security. He also believed that the security staff needed to be increased.. Also, the accused believed that something needed to be changed in the country, and therefore sent numerous letters to state authorities and international organizations.. He allegedly was not going to intimidate or threaten someone.

According to the mother of the accused, she lives with her son, who does not work anywhere.. The son did not have his own phone or computer, as she restricted his use of them..

As it became known, the accused had previously been prosecuted for a similar crime.. Then he was given two years in prison, which was replaced by a year of probation..

As we reported earlier, on September 22, near Kiev, an attempt was made on the life of Assistant to the President Sergei Shefir. Malefactors shot his car with automatic weapons. In total, more than a dozen shots were fired into the car.. The driver was injured, Sergei Shefir himself was not injured.