The Kyiv Court of Appeal changed the measure of restraint for ex-deputy Semyon Semenchenko, suspected of creating a private military campaign, from detention to round-the-clock house arrest. At the same time, the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense asked to release the commander of the Donbass battalion to the front, writes Ukrayinska Pravda..

Citing its own sources, the publication claims that on June 13, the head of the GUR, Kirill Budanov, appealed to the Kyiv Court of Appeal and the Shevchenkovsky District Court of Kyiv with letters in which he vouched for Semyon Semenchenko and asked to be released to fight against Russian attackers.

The letters stated that Semenchenko " Budanov also noted that Semenchenko's guilt has not been proven, and he himself is accused of crimes not related to the threat to life.. At the same time, the GUR assessed the benefits of Semenchenko in the Armed Forces of Ukraine as greater than the risks of avoiding responsibility.. In particular, the GUR promised to control the arrival of Semenchenko to the military unit and to the front..

However, the Kyiv Court of Appeal accepted Semenchenko's defense lawyer, who partially satisfied the appeal, and released him under round-the-clock house arrest until August 19, 2022..

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Recall, on March 24, 2021, the Security Service of Ukraine reported on the exposure of a private military company, whose activities, according to the investigation, were aimed at preparing to commit serious crimes..

The investigation considers 150 people to be PIK members - employees of security firms and members of public organizations. The organizers of the SBU names the deputy of the Verkhovna Rada of the eighth convocation Semyon Semenchenko and NABU agent Yevgeny Shevchenko. According to Shevchenko, he planned to create a VAT to work in Syria and Afghanistan under contracts from the US State Department..

In addition, Semenchenko announced suspicion of organizing the shelling of the office of Channel 112 (h. 2 st. 258 UCU - act of terrorism). In July 2019, an RPG was fired at the building. The articles incriminated to Semenchenko provide for severe punishment and long imprisonment - up to 12 years.