Detention without bail chosen as preventive measure for detainee for murder of Hanul
The court chose arrest without bail as a preventive measure for Senior Lieutenant Serhiy Shalayev, detained on suspicion of murdering public figure Demian Hanul, the Prosecutor General's Office reported on Sunday.
"At the request of prosecutors, the Kyivsky District Court of Odesa chose a preventive measure for the suspect in the form of detention without bail," the message on Telegram says.
According to the Odesa Specialized Prosecutor's Office in the Field of Defense of the Southern Region, the soldier of the reserve of one of the military units was reported to be suspected of premeditated murder committed on order and illegal handling of weapons (Clause 11, Part 2, Article 115, Part 1, Article 263 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).
The pretrial investigation in the criminal proceedings is ongoing and is being carried out by investigators of the Main Police Department of Odesa region. All circumstances of the crime and the persons involved are being established.
As reported, on March 14, public figure Demian Hanul was killed in Odesa, the police opened a case of premeditated contract killing. The crime was committed in the morning in the city center. An unknown person shot a 31-year-old public figure and fled. The victim died on the spot.
Five hours later, a man suspected of killing an activist in Odesa was detained.
Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko noted that the person detained on suspicion of killing Hanul was born in 1978, a serviceman who was wanted on February 23 as a person who had left the military unit without permission. "He is a deserter," the minister confirmed.
Later, the 28th Motorized Rifle Brigade announced the identity of the suspect.