Pechersky District Court of Kyiv at a session on March 26 chose a measure of restraint for agent of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) Yevhen Shevchenko, suspected of involvement in the creation of an illegal military armed formation.
The court arrested Shevchenko with the possibility of paying a bail of Hr 5 million, a law enforcement source told Interfax-Ukraine.
As reported, on March 24, the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) exposed and blocked the activities of an illegal military armed formation, the so-called “private military company”, which activities were aimed at preparing for the commission of serious crimes, including against the foundations of national security.
According to the investigation of the SBU Regional Department in Kyiv and Kyiv region, the organizers of the group’s activities were former MP of Ukraine Semen Semenchenko and agent of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau Yevhen Shevchenko.
