Pechersky District Court of Kyiv has sentenced Judge Oleksiy Tandyr, who committed a fatal traffic accident, to imprisonment for a period of two months without the right to pay bail.

According to the session broadcast, the court supported the proposal of the prosecutor's office and chose a preventive measure for Tandyr in the form of detention without the possibility of bail until July 21.

As reported, on Friday night at a checkpoint in Kyiv, a traffic accident occurred with the participation of the chairman of one of the district courts of Kyiv region, as a result of an accident, a soldier of the National Guard died. The judge was detained under Articles 208, 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code of Ukraine.

Makarivsky District Court acknowledged that the incident occurred with the participation of Tandyr. "Tonight there was a terrible accident involving judge of Makarivsky District Court Oleksiy Tandyr, in which a serviceman died," Makarivsky District Court said in a Facebook post on Friday.

A pretrial investigation in criminal proceedings has been launched under the article on violation of traffic safety rules or the operation of vehicle by persons in a state of alcoholic, narcotic or other intoxication, if they caused the death of the victim (Part 3 of Article 286-1 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).

The article provides for punishment in the form of imprisonment for up to ten years.