Shufrych’s arrest extended for another 2 months

The Pecherskyi District Court of Kyiv has extended a preventive measure to the Member of the Verkhovna Rada Nestor Shufrych, who is suspected of treason, in the form of detention for another 2 months.

This decision was made by judge Oleh Bilotserkivets at a meeting on November 10, Ukrainian News Agency reports.

The judge satisfied the request of the investigation and extended the detention of the suspect Shufrych.

The term of arrest expires on December 16.

The judge said the ruling could be appealed.

As Ukrainian News Agency earlier reported, Verkhovna Rada Member Nestor Shufrych owed Naftogaz Ukraine LLC more than half a million hryvnias for natural gas consumed.

The Pecherskyi District Court of Kyiv detained MP Nestor Shufrych on suspicion of treason.

During the search of the home of MP Nestor Shufrych, various military uniforms and medals of a veteran of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation were found. Also, during the search of Shufrych, the Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) officers found a document with a scheme of autonomy for the Donetsk and Luhansk Regions.

The Security Service of Ukraine detained MP Nestor Shufrych.

Shufrych is a defendant in the case of the russian spy network created by an employee of the FSB of the russian federation and former parliamentarian Volodymyr Sivkovych.