Court Imposes Pretrial Restrictions on SBU Officer in Shooting Case
On September 4, the Pechersk District Court of Kyiv ordered SBU officer Nazar Verkhola to post personal bail as a preventive measure. He is implicated in a case involving a shootout between SBU and Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense personnel in the capital.
The day before, Verkhola was charged with abuse of authority (Part 2 of Article 365 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).
During the hearing on the preventive measure, the prosecutor requested that the session be held in camera. The suspect’s attorney supported this motion, after which the judge closed the session.
Ultimately, the court released the SBU officer on his own recognizance.
In the same case, Serhiy Ivanov, a serviceman with the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense, was also notified of charges against him. He is accused of attempting to take the life of a law enforcement officer.
The Pechersky District Court of Kyiv also imposed personal recognizance as a pretrial measure on Ivanov. The commander of his military unit served as the guarantor for the soldier.
As a reminder, Zelenskyy will dismiss the deputy heads of the SBU and the Main Intelligence Directorate.
Prior to this, officials from the SBU and the Main Intelligence Directorate were served with notices of suspicion in connection with a shooting in Kyiv.
Earlier, information about a possible shooting in Kyiv had circulated on social media. According to eyewitness reports, law enforcement officials were seen at the scene.
