Former head of Party of Regions faction Yefremov arrested, - Lutsenko

The Prosecutor General's Office (PGO) arrested former leader of the parliamentary faction of the Party of Regions Oleksandr Yefremov.

Prosecutor General Yurii Lutsenko wrote on Facebook, Censor.NET reports.

"Former head of the Party of Regions faction in the Verkhovna Rada Oleksandr Yefremov has been arrested on suspicion of infringement of the territorial integrity and inviolability of Ukraine," Lutsenko wrote.

However, he did not specify any details.

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The PGO had arrested former MP Yefremov previously. He had been arrested with the possibility of release on a 3.7 million hryvnia bail and bailed out by his colleague MP Borys Kolesnikov. The court then ordered the notorious former deputy to wear an electronic bracelet.

According to investigators, the current charges against former MP Yefremov are related to financing of separatists in the Luhansk region.

The PGO also announced that several criminal proceedings are opened against Yefremov.