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Masi Nayyem claims that the SBU did not wait for representatives of the Main Intelligence Directorate’s internal security.
A search is taking place at the home of an employee of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense, likely in connection with the case concerning an attempt on the sanctioned oligarch Vadym Yermolayev, lawyer Masi Nayyem reported. According to him, the investigative actions are being carried out by the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU).
“Right now an urgent search is being conducted at an employee of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine. Supposedly in the Monaco case. It is being carried out by the SBU. They broke down the door. They threw him to the ground. They put handcuffs on him,” Nayyem said.
The lawyer added that he himself is also on site. According to him, under the law the SBU should have waited for representatives of the Main Intelligence Directorate’s internal security before starting the searches, but they did not do so.
As a reminder, 29 in Monaco a sanctioned oligarch Vadym Yermolayev and his family were blown up — this became the first terrorist attack in the principality’s history. In particular, the oligarch was injured, as were his son and his wife. The perpetrator — Anastasiia Berezovska — was nearby at the time and activated the explosive device using a phone. Media outlets name several possible parties behind the attempt: organized crime figures, people connected with call centers in Dnipro, and Ukrainian security services.
6 in July the body of Ukrainian Anastasiia Berezovska — the main suspect in the case — was found near Kyiv. The victim had gunshot wounds to the head, and pistol casings were found nearby. According to the SBU, Berezovska entered Ukraine 1 in July — two days before Interpol declared her wanted. The State Border Guard Service said that at the time of crossing the border there were no grounds to prevent the woman’s entry. Two men are suspected in Berezovska’s murder — a serving employee of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense and a former law enforcement officer.
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