Former Odesa mayor Hennadiy Trukhanov is suspected of official negligence, which, according to the investigation, cost people their lives during the storm on September 30. The prosecutor's office confirmed to a UNN journalist that they would request round-the-clock house arrest for him.
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When asked whether the prosecutor's office would apply to the court for round-the-clock house arrest for former Odesa mayor Hennadiy Trukhanov, suspected of official negligence that led to people's deaths during the storm on September 30, the Prosecutor General's Office replied: "Yes, as of now."
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Former Odesa mayor Hennadiy Trukhanov was served with a notice of suspicion under Part 3 of Article 367 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (official negligence that caused human deaths).
Trukhanov stated that the notice of suspicion came as a "complete surprise" to him. According to him, the tragedy that occurred as a result of the powerful downpour was a natural disaster, the scale of which exceeded the capabilities of the city's infrastructure.