The case of Farion’s murder was reclassified: the suspect faces life imprisonment

The law enforcement officers reclassified the case of the murder of public figure Iryna Farion to the murder of a person in connection with her performance of a public duty on the grounds of national intolerance, and illegal handling of weapons. Now the suspect Vyacheslav Zinchenko faces life imprisonment. About this UNN reports with reference to the National Police.

Investigators of the Department of Investigation of Crimes Committed Against the Life and Health of a Person of the Investigative Department of the Lviv Oblast Police, under the procedural guidance of the Lviv Regional Prosecutor’s Office, changed the classification of the crime and on December 25 sent the indictment to the court under the following articles:

– ch. 1 Art. 263 (Illegal handling of weapons, ammunition or explosives)

– p. 8, 14 h. 2 Art. 115 (Deliberate killing of a person in connection with his performance of a public duty for reasons of national intolerance) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.

As the police established, in 2022, the suspect in the murder of Farion, an 18-year-old resident of the city of Dnipro, became a member of a group that promotes the cult of violence and cruelty, as well as racial, national and religious intolerance and discrimination, in one of the messengers. In addition, in 2024, he joined another group associated with a Russian neo-Nazi organization, the National Police said.

“During his time in these groups, the suspect developed a personal dislike for Iryna Farion due to her active stance on the protection of the Ukrainian language and culture. According to the attacker, she split the national unity with her actions – because of this, he had the intention to kill the public figure,” – said the statement of the National Police.

It is noted that the suspect carefully prepared for the crime – collected confidential information about the place of residence and work of the victim, followed, and also developed a detailed plan to kill her and purchased firearms.

Let’s add

Previously, he was charged with the intentional murder of public figure, People’s Deputy of Ukraine of the 7th convocation Iryna Farion (Part 1 of Article 115 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).

Addition

The man was detained in Dnipro at his place of residence in July this year and has been in custody since then. On December 5, the Lviv Court of Appeal left unchanged the preventive measure for Vyacheslav Zinchenko, who is suspected of murdering Iryna Farion.