on 19 September, the court extended the measure of restraint for MP Mykola Tyshchenko in the form of round-the-clock house arrest for another two months. This was reported by [Kommersant] with reference to “Suspilne TV channel.
He also had his electronic bracelet extended for two months.
The defendant himself asked to be released on his own recognizance.
What is known about the case of Mykola Tyshchenko
on 20 June 2024, a video was posted on social media showing men (as the investigation later established on the instructions of Mykola Tyshchenko) beating soldier Dmytro Pavlov in Dnipro. It happened on the street while he was walking with his baby. Unidentified men wearing balaclavas snatched the child from the man’s arms, handcuffed him and started beating him.
The police opened two criminal proceedings – under Part 1 of Article 125 (intentional light bodily harm) and Part 2 of Article 146 (illegal deprivation of liberty).
The next day, on 21 June, the head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, Andriy Yermak, said that Tyshchenko’s behaviour was shameful and that he should resign his parliamentary mandate.
“There is nothing to talk about here. The MP’s behaviour is absolutely shameful and has no excuses. The law enforcement agencies definitely have something to react to… Such behaviour of Tyshchenko is incompatible with the status of an MP,” Yermak wrote.
A few days later, SBI officers searched Tyshchenko’s place. During the search, they found and seized several wads of cash.
During the search, Tyshchenko smashed his mobile phone and refused to give his surname at the request of the investigator. He also asked the investigators to leave him the seized cash. He said it was the last of his money and that he had no means of subsistence.
on 25 June, the Pechersk Court of Kyiv imposed a pre-trial restraint on the MP: it granted the prosecutor’s request and placed MP Mykola Tyshchenko under round-the-clock house arrest for 60 days with an electronic bracelet.