A court in Zakarpattia region has imposed a measure of restraint in the form of
custody for local deputy Serhiy Batryn, who blew up
three grenades during a meeting of the Keretsky village council. This is stated in the
report of the Uzhhorod City District Court of the Transcarpathian region, reports
UNN.
Details
It is noted that the deputy will be held in custody without
possibility of bail, according to Part 2 of Article 258 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (terrorist
act).
Today, on December 17, according to the decision of the investigating
judge of the Uzhhorod City and District Court, a pre-trial restraint in the form of
detention without the possibility of bail was imposed on a 54-year-old citizen of
of Ukraine, a current deputy of the Keretsky village council of Khust district
of the Transcarpathian region of the VIII convocation, who is suspected of committing a crime,
under Part 2 of Art. 258 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (Terrorist act)
The prosecution requested that a preventive measure of
the suspect in the form of detention without
bail.
At the same time, the defense and the suspect did not object to the
the prosecutor's motion.
Context
On December 15, Serhiy Batryn came to a meeting of the village council and took two RGD-5 grenades from his
two RGD-5 grenades and one F-1 grenade from his pockets and set them off. As a result
The explosions injured 23 people, including the suspect: 16 men and 7 women.
They sustained injuries of varying severity, most of them
shrapnel wounds. Later, one of the victims died in hospital from his injuries.
of the injuries.
Batryn himself was resuscitated. Investigators conducted searches at the deputy's place of
of the deputy's residence and found a suicide note. On December 16, he regained consciousness, and the
December 16, he regained consciousness, and the Security Service of Ukraine accused him of terrorism.
Law enforcers to investigate grenade explosion in Zakarpattia region under two articles - terrorist attack and illegal handling of weaponsDecember 15 2023, 12:08 PM • 26865 views