People’s deputy Shevchenko will stand trial for treason

“ An indictment was sent to the court against People’s Deputy Yevgeny Shevchenko, who is charged with treason, collaborative activity, and taking possession of someone else’s property by deception on a particularly large scale, committed as part of a group of individuals. Source: SBI, Prosecutor General’s Office Details: It is noted that evidence of three episodes of crimes was collected. The first two relate to treason before and after the beginning of the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine. The third episode is the fraudulent acquisition of UAH 14.5 million of a private enterprise by a people’s deputy. In particular, during the investigation, it was documented that the deputy used his own connections in Belarus to arrange the supply of mineral fertilizers. The Ukrainian company paid for the products, but the Belarusian side delayed the delivery. The deputy took advantage of the situation and convinced the entrepreneurs that there were apparently no necessary permits for the transportation of cargo. Although he knew for sure that all the documents were available. In order to “solve the problem”, he forced entrepreneurs to enter into a contract for consulting services with a company controlled by him for the amount of UAH 14.5 million. He spent the money he received on the purchase of three premium class cars — a Porsche Macan, a BMW X5M (2021) and a Mercedes-Benz AMG (2022), which he issued to frontmen. The total customs value of the cars exceeds 250,000 euros, the SBI reports. According to the investigation, the people’s deputy systematically disseminated through social networks information that corresponded to the propaganda narratives of the Russian Federation. It was aimed at discrediting the state authorities of Ukraine, international partners and European integration processes. Such actions contributed to the destabilization of the situation inside the country. The sanctions of the articles provide for punishment in the form of up to life imprisonment with confiscation of property. The defense side has finished reviewing the materials of the pre-trial investigation. The indictment was approved by the prosecutor and sent to the court for consideration on the merits, the OGP notes. The suspect is currently being held in a pre-trial detention center. What preceded: NABU and SAP informed People’s Deputy Shevchenko about suspicion of money laundering. Background: People’s deputy Shevchenko repeatedly caused scandals with pro-Russian statements and expressions of sympathy for the self-proclaimed president of Belarus, Oleksandr Lukashenka. On April 20, 2021, the People’s Deputy voluntarily flew to Minsk to “get to know” Lukashenka. He also stated that more than a third of Ukrainians would like to see Lukashenka as their president. On May 23, when the Ryanair plane was forced to land in Belarus and the oppositionist, NEXTA founder Roman Protasevich was detained, Shevchenko praised Lukashenka on social media. On May 24, 2021, the Servant of the People faction decided to exclude People’s Deputy Yevgeny Shevchenko from its membership. At the same time, in May 2023, the head of the Main Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, Kyrylo Budanov, admitted that People’s Deputy Shevchenko conducted secret negotiations with the self-proclaimed president of Belarus, Oleksandr Lukashenko, at the request of Ukrainian special services. Later, the Main Directorate of Intelligence stated that People’s Representative Yevgeny Shevchenko had nothing to do with their structure.”, — write: www.pravda.com.ua

Yevgeny Shevchenko in court. photo – “Public”