Defendant in Verbytskyi-Lutsenko case Volkov released from custody: defence cannot appeal against decision for 8 months Oleksandr Volkov, who was suspected of organising the abduction, torture and murder of Yurii Verbytskyi, as well as the abduction and torture of Ihor Lutsenko, was released from serving his sentence. However, 8 months later, the text of the verdict has not yet been made public. 1 626 35 Previously in trend: Verbytskyi-Lutsenko’s case
’Savchenko’s Law’ helped defendant in Verbytskyi-Lutsenko case Volkov to be released from custody - Lutsenko’s lawyer Kryhan By the decision of the Kyiv Court of Appeal, Oleksandr Volkov, who was charged with organising the abduction, torture and murder of Yuriy Verbytskyi, as well as the abduction and torture of Ihor Lutsenko, was released from custody, as under the 'Savchenko law', one day of pre-trial detention was considered to be 2 days of imprisonment. 1 982 30