Leaked data on the deployment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine: the court extended the arrest of Lviv blogger Ostap Stakhiv
Kyiv • UNN
The Galician Court of Lviv extended the arrest of Ostap Stakhiv until December 25 with the possibility of bail of 908.4 thousand UAH. the suspect is charged with fraud and leaking data on the location of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
The Galitsky District Court of Lviv extended the measure of restraint for provocateur Ostap Stakhiv until December 25. He was assigned a bail of 908.4 thousand hryvnias. This is reported by UNN with reference to Suspilne.
What is known about the meeting?
The decision was made after the postponement of the hearing, which was supposed to take place on November 27. Then the meeting was postponed due to the absence of the suspect's lawyer, Mykola Kreminets. The trial was attended by supporters of Stakhiv, who provoked the prosecutor and created noise.
Judge Iryna Volosko, after hearing the parties, announced the decision on the arrest with the right to pay bail.
In addition, Stakhiv is forbidden to leave the Lviv region.
What is Ostap Stakhiv suspected of?
Strakhov V is charged with crimes under two articles of the Criminal Code of Ukraine:
- Part 1 and Part 2 of Article 190 — fraud) - maximum penalty of up to three years in prison;
- Part 2 of Article 114-2 (unauthorized dissemination of information about the location of the Armed Forces of Ukraine under martial law) — up to eight years in prison.
Earlier, the SBU handed stakhiv suspicion for leaking data on the deployment of the Ukrainian military. Even before the start of a full-scale invasion, he incited mass riots and the seizure of state institutions.
What You need to know about Stakhiv
He started his political career in 2005 as the head of the Zhidachevsky District Organization of the Svoboda party. Subsequently, he ran for the Verkhovna Rada, but was removed from registration due to an unspecified place of work.
In 2013, Stakhiv was a candidate for the Lviv Regional Council.
Later, he headed the Lviv cell of the "Ukrainian party", but he was accused of selling seats on the lists.
And in 2020, Stakhiv ran for the post of chairman of the Lviv community, and also created a number of public organizations. During the COVID-19 pandemic, he organized rallies, spread misinformation about the virus, and staged provocations in hospitals.
In 2023, Stakhiv launched paid courses " status. Journalist", after which he promised to issue participants a journalist's ID card. In May 2024, the National Council for television and radio broadcasting refused to register three of its media outlets: Galitsky Vesti, idea and rank and Human Rights Defenders.
