The court refused to satisfy the petition of the defense to cancel the measure of restraint of the detained.

As the press office of the Kharkiv region's prosecutor's office reports, today at a regular meeting in the Shtepy case, the court questioned the prosecution witness. At the next meeting, which will be held on July 20, it is planned to continue questioning witnesses, the prosecutor's office explained..

However, the lawyer of the former mayor, Dmitry Marchenko, said that there were no grounds for keeping his client in custody.

We asked to cancel the measure of restraint, since the prosecutor's office in all the applications for the extension of the arrest does not justify the necessity of keeping Nelya Igorevna in custody.

There is no fact of confirmed accusation, on the basis of which she must be detained in accordance with the current Criminal Code, "he explained, adding that the prosecutor's office does not point to any risks.

Recall, as reported URA-Inform, Neli Shtepa was arrested on July 13, 2014.

She is charged with the commission of criminal offenses under the article of the Criminal Code of Ukraine Violation of the territorial integrity and inviolability of Ukraine, which resulted in the death of people and the creation of a terrorist group or organization.