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Shevchenkivsky District Court of Kyiv has extended the preventive measure for those accused of the murder of journalist Pavlo Sheremet: Andriy Antonenko remains under house arrest until Oct. 17, Yana Duhar – under personal obligations.

The court made the relevant decision on Aug. 17, thus upholding the prosecutor’s motion.

“To extend round-the-clock house arrest with the use of electronic means of control until Oct. 17, 2021 […] To extend the personal obligations of accused Duhar […] until Oct. 17, 2021,” the court ruling announced on Aug. 17 reads.

The hearing on the merits of the charge was postponed until 11 a.m. on Aug. 31.

The hearing was broadcast on the Sudova Vlada YouTube channel.