Court allows detention of Medvedchuk, his whereabouts being established – SBI

19:12, 18.03.2022 1 min read

Lychakivsky District Court of Lviv has chosen a measure of restraint, the detention of MP of the Opposition Platform - For Life faction Viktor Medvedchuk, who escaped from house arrest, according to the State Bureau of Investigations (SBI).

"On March 18, the investigating judge granted the request of the SBI investigator to select a measure of restraint in the manner prescribed by Part 6 of Article 193 of the Criminal Procedure Code of Ukraine, that is, in the absence of the defendant," the SBI said in the Telegram channel.

Earlier, the State Bureau of Investigations and the Prosecutor General's Office took measures to put Medvedchuk on the international wanted list. His whereabouts are being established.