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Parliament upholds apprehension and arrest of people's deputy Onyshchenko. VIDEO The Verkhovna Rada has granted the motion of the Prosecutor General's Office (PGO) on bringing to criminal liability, apprehension, and arrest of Volia Narodu faction MP Oleksandr Onyshchenko. 05.07.16 12:30 61 806 207 Previously in trend: Onyshchenko case

Onyshchenko not in Ukraine, Special Anti-corruption prosecutor says Today, July 5, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine will vote on the presentation by Prosecutor General's Office (PGO), which includes lifting of immunity, detention, and arrest of the Volia Narodu MP Oleksandr Onyshchenko. The voting will include three bills, one on each item of the presentation. 05.07.16 11:11 59 177 83 Previously in trend: Onyshchenko case

Supporters of Aidar commander Lykholit beat MP Melnychuk and plan to set up tents at Pechersk court, - Mosiichuk. PHOTO A few MPs and fighters of several battalions keep on blocking the Pechersk district court of Kyiv where Aidar commander Valentyn Lykholit arrested yesterday is kept. 02.07.16 12:37 164 574 496 Society

MPs and battalion fighters did not allow to transport arrested Aidar commander Lykholit from court to detention prison, - MP Yehor Soboliev Several MPs, as well as Aidar and Donbas battalion soldiers spent the night in the room of the Pechersk district court in Kyiv to prevent the export to jail of the Aidar commander Valentyn Lykholit (call sign "Batia") arrested yesterday. 02.07.16 11:50 96 448 437 Society

Holosiivskyi court arrested Katsuba appointing 450 million hryvnia bail, - Lutsenko The Holosiivskyi district court has detained ex-Deputy Chairmen of the Naftogaz of Ukraine National Joint Stock Company Oleksandr Katsuba today in the morning appointing a 450 million hryvnia bail. 18.06.16 13:19 43 840 112 Ukrainian Politics

Parubii instructs Rada’s procedural committee to consider motion on stripping MP Onyshchenko of immunity and his arrest Verkhovna Rada Chairman Andrii Parubii has instructed the Committee on Rules of Parliamentary Procedure and Support to Work of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine to promptly consider the motion regarding the stripping of the parliamentary immunity, arrest, and confinement of lawmaker Oleksandr Onyshchenko, a member of Volia Narodu parliamentary group. 16.06.16 13:59 4 666 10 Previously in trend: Onyshchenko case

NABU to file motion to strip of immunity and arrest MP Onyshchenko, - journalist Hnap The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine has prepared a motion to strip of immunity and arrest Oleksandr Onyshchenko, a Member of the Parliament representing Volia Narodu parliamentary group. 15.06.16 12:44 36 332 117 Ukrainian Politics

Appeals court reverses arrest and bail of 5 mln hryvnia for Vyshhorod mayor Momot The Appeals Court of Kyiv has reversed arrest and the 5-million-hryvnia bail ($200,000) for Vyshhorod city (the Kyiv region) Mayor Oleksii Momot, suspected of bribery. 09.06.16 16:10 58 059 92 Ukrainian Politics

Mykolaiv region deputy governor remanded in two-month custody The Prymorskyi district court of Odesa has remanded First Deputy Head of the Mykolaiv Regional State Administration Mykola Romanchuk, suspected of bribery, in a two-month custody with a possibility of posting 5.512 million hryvnia (approx. $220,316) in bail. 08.06.16 17:06 33 123 52 Ukrainian Politics

Court attached 199.4 million hryvnia owned by ex-Minister Kolobov The Pechersk district court in Kyiv has attached 199,400,000 hryvnia on bank accounts belonging to ex-Finance Minister of Ukraine Yurii Kolobov at the request of the Prosecutor General’s Office of Ukraine (PGO). 31.05.16 15:50 4 841 6 Previously in trend: Fighting corruption in Ukraine

28 mln hryvnia of Yanukovych arrested at Oshchadbank account, - lawyer 28 million hryvnia on the account of former president Viktor Yanukovych in Oshchadbank (State Savings Bank) have been arrested. 18.05.16 12:03 6 336 36 Ukrainian Politics

Crimean Tatars, detained after raids in Russia-occupied Bakhchysarai, taken to FSB, - lawyer Lawyer Emil Kurbedinov says the Muslims detained after searches in Bakhchysarai on May 12 were taken to Russia's FSB in Crimea. He is sure the four detainees will be tried similar to other Crimean Tatars accused of ties with Hizb ut-Tahrir by the Russian prosecutor's office in Crimea. 12.05.16 15:40 2 761 13 Previously in trend: Reprisals in Russian-occupied Crimea

Moscow court arrests Russian oligarch Grigorishyn in absentia Basmanny court in Moscow has sanctioned arrest in absentia of Russian billionaire of Ukrainian origin Konstantin Grigorishyn, accused of tax evasion in amount of 675 million rubles ($10.11 million). 27.04.16 09:50 48 237 82 World

“LPR” terrorist apprehended in Luhansk region The law enforcement officers detained the woman in the Luhansk region who was active member of the “Luhansk People’s Republic” gang. 25.04.16 18:14 18 360 20 Incidents

Police "hit" Zaporizhia businessman to catch crime's mastermind. VIDEO Last Saturday, the media spread a high-profile news - an entrepreneur was blasted in his own car in Zaporizhia. A video and photographic evidence from the murder scene were published as well. 25.04.16 16:55 101 079 76 Previously in trend: Police workdays

It is difficult to make Savchenko intravenous infusions because her vessels became fragile, - Nadiia's sister Ukrainian pilot Nadiia Savchenko looks forward to political dialogue and wants to hear the accurate information about her release. 17.04.16 10:11 44 501 260 Previously in trend: Ukrainian hostages in Russia

Pechersk court on bail hearing on Kasko case; defense asks for challenge of procurators The Pechersk district court of Kyiv has started its bail hearing on the case of former deputy prosecutor general Vitalii Kasko. 14.04.16 11:27 18 422 95 Previously in trend: Kasko case

Court to decide on pre-trial restraint against Kasko tomorrow. PGO asks for custody, - lawyer Tomorrow, April 14, the Pechersk district court of Kyiv will choose a preventive measure against former Deputy Prosecutor General Vitalii Kasko. 13.04.16 17:56 16 675 80 Previously in trend: Kasko case

PGO to file request for my arrest to Pechersk court today, - Kasko Former deputy prosecutor general Vitalii Kasko does not rule out after today's interrogation in Prosecutor General's Office that he might be arrested. 13.04.16 15:23 16 714 64 Previously in trend: Kasko case

Court imposes pretrial confinement on judge-shooter Buran Solomianskyi district court in Kyiv has imposed pretrial confinement against judge of Malynovskyi district court of Odesa Oleksii Buran until May 28. 01.04.16 21:55 34 446 84 Previously in trend: Corrupt judge Buran

Hijacker of EgyptAir plane arrested, - Cyprus Foreign Ministry The man who for no known motives hijacked an EgyptAir plane Tuesday morning has been arrested. 29.03.16 16:16 10 086 8 World

State Enforcement Service arrests Furshet retail chain assets, - Ukrainski Novyny The State Enforcement Service (ES) of the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine has seized and distrained more than 7,000 square meters of retail space of Furshet - one of the largest Lviv supermarkets. 23.03.16 19:30 56 113 24 Incidents

Russian commandos Yerofeyev and Aleksandrov to stay in custody until May 19 The Holosiivskyi district court has extended the arrest of Russian military Yevgeny Yerofeyev and Alexander Aleksandrov until May 19 inclusive. 21.03.16 17:14 2 509 15 Previously in trend: Captured Russian special forces operatives

Court places rich kid Kalynovskyi under house arrest The Shevchenko district court in Kyiv dismissed the motion by member of the Prosecutor General's Office to extend pretrial detention of Serhii Kalynovskyi accused of committing a deadly road accident. 18.03.16 22:51 48 199 170 Previously in trend: Rich kids on roads

Russia breeds fear and repression in Crimea. International partners should sustain constant pressure on Kremlin, - Human Rights Watch Russian authorities have created a pervasive climate of fear and repression in Crimea in the two years since it has occupied the peninsula, Human Rights Watch said today. It is crucial for key international actors to keep Crimea’s drastically deteriorating human rights situation high on their agendas. 18.03.16 15:35 5 919 20 Previously in trend: Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas Reprisals in Russian-occupied Crimea

Lawmakers demand arrest of Medvedchuk, - People's Front MP Levus. DOCUMENT (in Ukrainian) The MPs have started to collect signatures in support of a demand for Ukrainian law enforcement authorities to arrest politician Viktor Medvedchuk. 18.03.16 10:25 94 590 211 Ukrainian Politics

Kyiv patrol police officer charged of embezzlement of $17,000 placed under house arrest The court has placed the officer of Kyiv patrol police department, suspected of embezzlement of $17,000 under house arrest for two months. 17.03.16 22:47 12 427 33 Incidents

Korban placed under house arrest after pretrial detention The Dniprovskyi district court in Kyiv has changed the pretrial restriction for leader of the "Ukrainian association of patriots" ("UKROP") party Hennadii Korban from detention to house arrest. 15.03.16 18:34 27 125 148 Previously in trend: Korban's arrest

Novoaidar district council ex-head arrested on suspicion of organizing fake separatist referendum On March 12, based on the materials of Ukraine's Security Service, the court arrested the former head of the Novoaidar district council, charged with organizing the fake separatist referendum in May 2014. 12.03.16 16:45 6 193 17 Ukrainian Politics

Pechersk court refused to arrest Radical Party MP Mosiichuk. PHOTOS The Pechersk district court of Kyiv refused to remand in custody Radical Party MP Ihor Mosiichuk accused of corruption. 11.03.16 17:25 25 108 105 Ukrainian Politics

Azov activist Krasnov charged with treason and should be arrested, - SBU The Security Service of Ukraine insists on the arrest of leader of Azov-Krym civil corps Stanislav Krasnov. 09.03.16 18:50 17 432 81 Previously in trend: Krasnov's detention

53rd Brigade food service chief sentenced to military confinement. Other defendants delaying time, - Military Prosecutor's Office The Mykolaiv district court, having considered an administrative violation report filed by the Military Prosecutor's Office of the Southern region of Ukraine, ruled against another officer of the 53th Mechanized Brigade, who was directly responsible for organizing nutrition of the personnel stationed at the Shyrokyi Lan training ground. 02.03.16 17:56 6 939 14 Previously in trend: Shyrokyi Lan riot

Patrol policeman Oliinyk released under house arrest by court Patrol police officer Serhii Oliinyk, who had shot a man dead during the night pursuit on Feb. 7 in Kyiv, has been released under house arrest by a decision of the Appeal court of Kyiv city. 02.03.16 16:00 30 741 187 Previously in trend: Police officer Oliinyk's trial

Savchenko to prosecutor: "Congratulations, colonel. You've been promoted over me!" Today, March 2, pleadings in Ukrainian pilot Nadiia Savchenko's case are underway, with the prosecution presenting its part. 02.03.16 13:58 56 526 64 Previously in trend: Ukrainian hostages in Russia

Night chase in Kyiv participant Khrapachevskyi released on his own recognizance The court has released BMW driver Rostyslav Khrapachevskyi, who was escaping from dramatic pursuit by police in Kyiv on the night of Feb. 7, on his own recognizance. 01.03.16 16:44 25 502 148 Previously in trend: Rich kids on roads Police officer Oliinyk's trial

Court arrests two senior officers of 53rd Brigade Feb. 24, 2016, Mykolaiv district court has tried the chief of staff - first deputy commander of the battalion of the 53rd Separate Mechanized Brigade and deputy commander for supplies and logistics of the same battalion. The servicemen have been found guilty of habitual negligence in office and sentenced to five days of military confinement. 25.02.16 11:21 50 126 111 Previously in trend: Shyrokyi Lan riot

Patrol police officer Oliinyk’s lawyers appeal against his arrest The court will consider the appeal petition either Feb. 29 or March 1. 23.02.16 13:14 20 809 327 Previously in trend: Police officer Oliinyk's trial

€1 billion worth of Russian assets seized in France, - Yukos shareholders The former majority shareholders of Yukos, seeking to recover $50 billion from Russia pursuant to a decision of the Permanent Court of Arbitration, have revealed the value of Russian assets seized in France in settlement of part of the debt. They estimate it at €1 billion, i.e. about 86 billion rubles. 22.02.16 22:34 38 722 190 World

"This is punishment and attempt to discredit new police," - Interior Minister Avakov on patrol officer Oliinyk's apprehension Apprehension and prosecution of police officer Serhii Oliinyk, who shot dead the passenger of the BMW during the night pursuit in Kyiv in early February, is punishment and attempt to discredit the new police. 19.02.16 10:25 82 603 1 313 Previously in trend: Police officer Oliinyk's trial

Court in Russian-occupied Crimea took four Crimean Tatars into custody until April 8, - MP Chubarov The court in Crimea occupied by Russia ruled to take four Crimean Tatars, allegedly arrested on suspicion of terrorism yesterday, into custody until April 8 as a pre-trial restriction. 12.02.16 16:45 2 506 20 Previously in trend: Reprisals in Russian-occupied Crimea

"Move back! Make two steps back!" - Russian invaders arrest Crimean Tatars. VIDEO A video of recent arrests of Crimean Tatars in the occupied peninsula was published yesterday. 12.02.16 11:49 43 461 91 Previously in trend: Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas Reprisals in Russian-occupied Crimea

General Staff did not initiate Shyrokyi Lan range infrastructure modernization in year of its overburdened use, - volunteer unveils causes of mutiny in 53rd Brigade The situation with the infrastructure and organization of living conditions for soldiers at the Shyrokyi Lan range is systemic in nature. The 128th, 24th, 28th Brigades were placed in conditions similar to the ones of the 53rd Brigade. During the year of overburdened use of the range, the General Staff has not even found time to initiate plan of the Shyrokyi Lan infrastructure reconstruction to create normal living conditions for troops. 11.02.16 13:30 94 621 167 Previously in trend: Shyrokyi Lan riot

Pechersk court lifted arrest of former Ecology Minister Zlochevskyi's property The Pechersk district court of Kyiv has lifted arrest of land, houses, and a Rolls-Royse Phantom owned by ex-Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources Mykola Zlochevskyi. 29.01.16 18:40 10 474 68 Ukrainian Politics

MPs authorize arrest of Serhii Kliuiev The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine gave its consent for detention of MP Serhii Kliuiev. The corresponding decision was supported by 228 lawmakers. 29.01.16 10:58 13 965 59 Ukrainian Politics

Russian "authorities" in Crimea putting down dissent: occupation opponents either arrested or excluded, - Freedom House In 2015, the international human rights organization Freedom House has found an overall drop in freedom in the world which has been observed for the ninth consecutive year. 27.01.16 11:06 9 120 57 Previously in trend: Occupation of Crimea

Court rejected appeal against revoking Lukash's preventive measure The Kyiv Court of Appeal refused to consider an appeal against the decision of the Solomensk district court of Kyiv, denying the extension of former Justice Minister Olena Lukash's preventive measure. 15.01.16 16:40 13 126 26 Previously in trend: Lukash detained

"See you at home," - Sentsov and Kolchenko wrote letter to Nadiya Savchenko. DOCUMENT Ukrainian political prisoners illegally held in Russia Oleh Sentsov and Oleksandr Kolchenko received letters from another imprisoned Ukrainian Nadiya Savchenko and New Year greetings from President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko. 13.01.16 10:33 7 555 19 Previously in trend: Ukrainian hostages in Russia

UKROP leader Korban detained by court for two months Dniprovskyi district court of Kyiv ruled to detain Hennadii Korban. 28.12.15 14:56 68 958 473 Ukrainian Politics