Former SBU chief in Kharkiv region detained: new charges filed against him
Kyiv • UNN
The former head of the SBU department in Kharkiv region was detained after attempting to be released on bail, with new charges filed against him. He is accused of organizing the seizure of the Kharkiv Regional State Administration and attempting to remove the leadership at the beginning of the full-scale invasion.
The former head of the Security Service of Ukraine in Kharkiv Oblast was detained while attempting to be released on bail and was served with a new suspicion notice, the Prosecutor General's Office and the State Bureau of Investigation reported on Friday, UNN writes.
Former head of the SBU in Kharkiv Oblast detained on suspicion of attempting to seize state power during the war
Details
As indicated by the SBI, the suspect in treason paid over UAH 4.2 million, but law enforcement officers served him with a new suspicion notice - "for organizing the illegal seizure of the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration building and attempting to remove the leadership of the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration in the first hours of the full-scale invasion on February 24, 2022."
"The actions of the former head of the SBU were qualified under Part 2 of Article 15, Part 1 of Article 109, and Article 341 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. It was established that the former head of the SBU Department in Kharkiv Oblast, possessing information about the offensive operation of the Russian Armed Forces on the territory of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, and being convinced of its success, organized an attempt to seize state power, as well as to seize a building that ensures the activities of a state authority, with the aim of obstructing the normal operation of the institution," the post reads.
As reported by the Prosecutor General's Office, "the issue of choosing a preventive measure in the form of detention for the suspect is currently being resolved."
If found guilty, he could face a penalty of five to ten years in prison with confiscation of property. The court must determine a new preventive measure for him. Procedural guidance in the proceedings is carried out by the Prosecutor General's Office.
"Separately, we inform that prosecutors of the Prosecutor General's Office are already supporting public prosecution against the same former law enforcement officer in the Shevchenkivskyi District Court of Kyiv in a case of treason, intentional failure to execute an order, and unauthorized abandonment of a place of service under martial law (Part 2 of Article 111, Part 4 of Article 402, Part 5 of Article 407 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine)," the prosecutor's office stated.
Recall
In July 2023, the pre-trial investigation against the former head of the Security Service in Kharkiv Oblast, Roman Dudin, who is suspected of committing treason, was completed.