Toretsk mayor remanded in custody for two months, being charged with encroachment on Ukraine's territorial integrity

11:09, 18.08.2016 1 min read

Kramatorsk's town court has ruled that Volodymyr Sliptsov, the mayor of the town of Toretsk (formerly Dzerzhynsk) in Donbas, be remanded in custody for two months, being charged with encroachment on Ukraine's territorial integrity.

Prosecutor of Donetsk region Yevhen Bondarenko on August 17 handed a notification of suspicion over to Sliptsov in person, the press service of the Prosecutor's office in Donetsk region reported on Thursday.

In particular, Sliptsov is charged with committing criminal offenses under Part 1 Article 258-3 (participation in a terrorist group or terrorist organization) and Part 2 Article 110 (encroachment on the territorial integrity and inviolability of Ukraine) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.

According to the investigation, Sliptsov is involved in preparations for an unlawful referendum in the town to declare state independence of the Donetsk People's Republic terrorist organization.