A court ordered the arrest of a veteran for protesting the cutting down of oak trees in Teremky

The Holosiivskyi District Court of Kyiv imposed a preventive measure in the form of nighttime house arrest from 12:00 a.m. to 5:00 a.m. on veteran and civic activist Lyubomyr Dmytryshyn. The decision was made in connection with his participation in a protest against the felling of trees in a park in the Teremky neighborhood of Kyiv, where work on a heating main is underway.

Dmytryshyn was notified of charges under Part 3 of Article 296 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (hooliganism involving resistance to a law enforcement officer), which carries a sentence of up to five years in prison. According to investigators, the activist coordinated the protesters’ actions and provoked a confrontation with the police. 

The prosecutor requested round-the-clock detention, while attorney Masi Nayem asked that the suspect be released on his own recognizance; however, the court granted the request only in part. The defense claimed there were violations during the arrest and the seizure of property and is preparing an appeal.

This was reported by “Suspilne.”

In Kyiv, police detained a 24-year-old man suspected of organizing a clash with law enforcement officers during a protest in the Teremky neighborhood.

Teremky residents held a rally over a backup heating pipeline.

The Kyiv City State Administration confirmed that in Teremky, the Municipal Security Service was pulling people away from construction equipment.

As a reminder, in Teremky, police are clearing a path for a heating pipeline, which involves cutting down 100-year-old oak trees.

Also in Teremky, Kyiv’s municipal security forces forcibly dragged protesters away.

Against this backdrop, Kyivteploenergo denies that trees are being cut down in Teremky.