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A court in Sweden has kept former MP Svyatash in custody as part of the extradition procedure to Ukraine
The Attunda District Court 5 November upheld the decision to detain former People’s Deputy Dmytro Svyatash, convicted in Ukraine for justifying the Russian armed aggression and for fraud amounting to 2,2 billion hryvnias, and suspected of treason. The detention was applied on the basis of a request from the Ukrainian side pursuant to the Swedish Extradition Act. This is stated in the court hearing protocol that Schemes has obtained.
In court, Svyatash’s defense disputed the grounds for the suspicion and the risk of flight. According to his lawyer, the former MP opposes extradition to Ukraine and insists that he wants to go to Russia.
The decision is not subject to appeal, but within three weeks Svyatash can request a new hearing to review the detention. He was sent to the remand prison in Sollentuna (a municipality in central Sweden).
Earlier, Schemes reported that the MP of the IV–VIII convocations Dmytro Svyatash 22 October was detained at the border entering Sweden when he arrived for a concert by American musician Stevie Wonder. Later, the Office of the Prosecutor General completed the preparation of materials for his extradition. According to sources among law enforcement officials, the Ukrainian side has already sent a package of documents to Sweden for the surrender of the former MP.
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