Prosecutor General of Ukraine Ruslan Kravchenko, together with colleagues from the SBU and the National Police, held an online meeting with the Prosecutor General of the Principality of Monaco, Stéphane Thibault. They discussed criminal proceedings regarding the assassination attempt on the Yermolayev family in Monaco, as well as the murder of the suspect in the assassination attempt, Anastasiia Berezovska. Kravchenko emphasized that Ukraine is open to full cooperation in accordance with international legal procedures, reports UNN.
Together with colleagues, First Deputy Head of the Security Service of Ukraine Oleksandr Poklad and Head of the National Police of Ukraine Ivan Vyhivskyi, I held a working online meeting with the Prosecutor General of the Principality of Monaco, Stéphane Thibault. Also joining the conversation were Deputy Prosecutor General of Monaco Fanny Philibert, Investigating Judge Thomas Meindl, Head of the Monaco Police Eric Arella, Head of the Judicial Police Unit Émilie Moreau, Police Captain Thibault Dautel, and Police Analyst Ariane Schneider.
According to the Prosecutor General, the main topic of the meeting was two criminal proceedings being investigated by Ukrainian law enforcement.
The first concerns the assassination attempt on a Ukrainian family in Monaco. In Ukraine, the crime is classified as a completed attempt at premeditated murder of two or more persons, committed on order, in a manner dangerous to the lives of many people. The second proceeding was initiated over the murder of Ukrainian citizen Anastasiia Berezovska, whom Monaco law enforcement suspects of involvement in the assassination attempt.
The Prosecutor General informed his colleagues about the progress of the Ukrainian investigation, the established circumstances of the murder of Anastasiia Berezovska, and also shared details of the detention of individuals whom the investigation considers to be the perpetrators of this crime.
He separately emphasized the need for the earliest possible creation of an international investigative group that would ensure prompt exchange of information, coordination of investigative actions, and effective interaction between the law enforcement agencies of Ukraine and the Principality of Monaco. After all, in such cases, speed and joint actions of law enforcement officers are key to establishing all the circumstances of the crime. He assured that Ukraine is open to full cooperation in accordance with international legal procedures. I count on the same open position from our partners in the Principality of Monaco. Together with colleagues, we agreed to establish prompt exchange of information and available investigation materials.
Recall
On June 30, an explosion occurred in a residential building in Monaco, as a result of which three people were injured: Vadym Yermolayev, his common-law wife, and their 13-year-old son (the latter are citizens of Ukraine). According to media reports, all three are in the hospital; the condition of Yermolayev and his wife is assessed as serious.
The Office of the Prosecutor General confirmed the opening of criminal proceedings over the attempted murder of businessman Vadym Yermolayev in Monaco, in which his common-law wife and son were also injured.
On July 7, the body of Anastasiia Berezovska was found, a suspect in the assassination attempt on the family in Monaco, among whom was named Ukrainian businessman Vadym Yermolayev.
In the case of the murder of Anastasiia Berezovska, a suspect in the assassination attempt on businessman Vadym Yermolayev in Monaco, two detainees have been served suspicion notices.