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On 6 the SBU sent a letter to the High Anti-Corruption Court warning of a threat of a terrorist attack during the determination of pretrial measures for General Serhii Duka. The judge partially granted the motion and declared a closed session.
Sources for Ukrainska Pravda reported that the security service submitted the corresponding notice to the High Anti-Corruption Court precisely during the selection of pretrial measures for the high-ranking official.
What is known about the hearing regarding Duka
Journalists were not allowed into the courtroom itself; a video broadcast was arranged for them in a separate room.
According to the Anti-Corruption Action Center, the defendant’s counsel also insisted on restricting access to the proceedings. The lawyer argued that a public hearing could harm his client’s health, and that information published by detectives and the media about the defendant’s place of residence had allegedly become known to the security services of the aggressor country.
Head of Investigative Journalism at Ukrainska Pravda Mykhailo Tkach noted that the prosecution may seek pretrial detention for Serhii Duka with bail set at 100 million hryvnias.
Earlier, head of the NABU detectives unit Oleksandr Abakumov disclosed sensational circumstances of the investigative actions. According to him, during the search the general threatened law enforcement officers with a pistol and smashed digital equipment with a hammer, and SBU Alpha special unit fighters tried to remove him from the scene.
Recall that on 4 detectives from NABU and prosecutors from the SAP exposed a criminal organization that ensured the unhindered operation of fraudulent call centers and illegal businesses in exchange for bribes to high-ranking officials.
Five people were suspected, including organizer Andrii Osipov, the first deputy head of one of the SBU departments Serhii Duka, and police officials.
The day before, the court arrested case figure Volodymyr Tsenov with bail of 15 million hryvnias, which was promptly paid, and his associate Vitalii Rybalka was remanded in custody without the right to post bail.
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