The mayor of the city of Yuzhny, Kharkiv region, Oleksandr Bryukhanov, returned to office after the court found him guilty of encroaching on the territorial integrity of Ukraine. It is reported by "

According to the source, an official sentenced to 2 years of probation cannot yet be deprived of his post due to the fact that it is an elective one.. Bryukhanov's powers may be terminated if he responds on a popular initiative or a procedure launched by the Central Election Commission due to a criminal record.

" There is a legal order. This issue is regulated by the Law of Ukraine “On Local Self-Government”. As explained to us in the prosecutor's office, there will be no appeal against this court decision.. The prosecution could not ask the court to remove him from office, since he occupies an electoral position, ”the OVA explained..

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Recall that on February 27, Bryukhanov, speaking to the inhabitants of Yuzhny, said that it was not worth resisting the Russian invaders. He refused to form resistance forces and issue firearms to the residents for its implementation..

Interestingly, after the arrest, the prosecutor's office charged the official with high treason (12-15 years in prison), but subsequently reclassified his actions as an encroachment on the territorial integrity of Ukraine (5-10 years).

Since the court verdict in the Bryukhanov case has not yet entered into force, an appeal can be filed against the decision by the Prosecutor General's Office or the head of the Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor's Office. In this case, the case will be reviewed again.

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Earlier it was reported that during the full-scale war in Ukraine, more than 700 criminal cases against collaborators were registered..