Solomiansky District Court of Kyiv has extended for two more months the measure of restraint for independent Ukrainian MP Boryslav Rozenblat, but allowed him to remove an ankle monitor, Rozenblat’s lawyer, Oleksiy Shevchuk, has told Interfax-Ukraine.
According to him, on Feb.9, Solomiansky District Court of Kyiv, having considered a petition from the prosecutor to extend the term of the obligations imposed on Rozenblat, granted the request in part. The suspect is still obliged to come to the detective, the prosecutor or to the court on demand, notify investigators and the court about changing the place of residence or work, hand in a passport for traveling abroad and refrain from communicating with a number of persons, which are also suspects in the case.
Earlier, Solomiansky District Court of Kyiv canceled the obligation for People’s Front MP Maksym Poliakov to wear an ankle monitor.
Head of the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO) Nazar Kholodnytsky said at a briefing on Feb.8 that the anti-corruption authorities were planning to complete the investigation against MPs Rozenblat and Poliakov by the end of February or March.
MPs Rozenblat and Poliakov are suspects in the so-called “amber case.” These deputies are suspected of receiving undue benefits for tabling bills in parliament and carrying out other actions related to amber mining in the interest of a non-resident company.
