The court of appeal upheld the decision of the Dnieper district court of Kiev regarding the sentence of ex-deputy of the Verkhovna Rada of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea Vasily Ganysh to 12 years in prison for treason.

This was announced on Thursday, January 30, the press service of the Office of the Attorney General. The report states that the prosecutor’s office of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea upheld the appeal of Ganysh to 12 years in an appeal court.

It is noted that in March 2014, Ganysh participated in a meeting of the Crimean Rada, at which they made an illegal decision to hold a referendum on the status of the peninsula. It actually became the starting point for Russia's annexation of Ukrainian territory.

On April 11 of the same year, Ganysh continued his activities in the illegally created body - the "

Subsequently, he was a candidate for deputy of the Feodosia City Council of the "

On April 28, 2015, officers of the Security Service and the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine detained Ganysh on departure from the territory of the annexed Crimea, since he was wanted.

A person suspected of high treason was handed over to a detainee. Ganysh was sent to jail, but in January of the following year, the court softened his preventive measure, replacing it with house arrest. The convict did not plead guilty.

In November 2018, the Dnieper District Court of Kiev found Ganysh guilty of treason and sentenced to 12 years. Reports about it " Ukraine"