Tishchenko will not be released from custody: Kyiv Court of Appeal rejects his appeal
13 November 09:39
The Kyiv Court of Appeal has left MP Mykola Tyshchenko, suspected of unlawful imprisonment of a serviceman in Dnipro, under round-the-clock house arrest. This was reported by Komersant ukrainskyi with reference to the court’s press service.
The appeal filed by the defense challenged the decision of the investigating judge of the Pechersk District Court of Kyiv on September 19, 2024. By this decision, the court granted the Prosecutor General’s motion to extend Tyshchenko’s preventive measure until November 16, 2024, in the form of round-the-clock house arrest. Under the terms of the ruling, the MP may leave the premises only in cases of medical care or to ensure personal safety during an air raid, using protective structures.
Also, according to the ruling, Tyshchenko is obliged to comply with the restrictions imposed by the court, including wearing an electronic control device to monitor his location.
After analyzing the arguments of the appeal, the Criminal Chamber of the Kyiv Court of Appeal upheld the ruling of the first instance court and dismissed the defense’s appeal. Therefore, the MP will remain under round-the-clock house arrest.
“As a result of the appeal hearing, the decision of the investigating judge of the Pechersk District Court of Kyiv of September 19, 2024, was upheld, and the appeal of the defense was dismissed,” the statement said.
Tyshchenko is suspected of committing a criminal offense under Part 2 of Article 146 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (illegal imprisonment or abduction of a person).
What is known about the case of Mykola Tyshchenko
on June 20, 2024, a video was posted on social media showing men (as the investigation later found out on the instructions of Mykola Tyshchenko) beating military man 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 June 21, the head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, Andriy Yermak, said that Tyshchenko’s behavior was shameful and he should resign his parliamentary mandate.
“There is nothing to talk about here. The MP’s behavior is absolutely shameful and has no excuses. The law enforcement agencies definitely have something to react to… Such behavior of Tyshchenko is incompatible with the status of a people’s deputy,” 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 cell phone and refused to give his last name 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 now he had no means of subsistence.
on June 25, 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.
