General Galushkin’s defense will appeal the court’s decision to re-arrest him
25 January 04:04
The lawyers of the former commander of the Kharkiv Operational and Tactical Group, Yuriy Galushkin, have announced that they will appeal the court’s decision to re-arrest him without bail. This is reported by Suspilne, Komersant ukrainskyi informs
Court decision: re-arrest without bail
On the evening of January 24, the court ruled to take Yuriy Galushkin into custody, excluding the possibility of bail.
The previous court ruling on January 21 provided for arrest with bail of UAH 5 million, after which Galushkin was released. However, the investigation provided additional evidence that led to a change in the measure of restraint.
Defense position
The general’s defense lawyers consider the new court decision unreasonable and plan to appeal. In their opinion, the circumstances that led to the change of the preventive measure are not sufficiently weighty.
What General Galushkin is accused of
As a reminder, on January 20, 2024, the former commander was notified of suspicion of negligence of a military official in service committed under martial law, which caused grave consequences (Part 4 of Article 425 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine). A custody was chosen as a measure of restraint with an alternative of bail in the amount of UAH 5 million.
Today, Galushkin was released on bail in the amount of UAH 5 million, the name of the bail provider was not disclosed.
On January 20, 2024, SBI officers in cooperation with the SBU, with the assistance of the Ministry of Defense and the Armed Forces Command , detained former commanders: two generals and a colonel, whose negligence allowed the enemy to seize part of the territory of Kharkiv region in May 2024.
The former commanders of the Kharkiv operational and tactical group, the 125th separate territorial defense brigade and the 415th separate rifle battalion of the 23rd separate mechanized brigade, through their negligent attitude to military service, allowed Russian troops to seize part of the territory of the Lipetsk rural territorial community in Kharkiv district. The actions of the commanders also led to the loss of personnel and weapons, and disrupted the defense of the state border in their area of responsibility.