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 The Donetsk office of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) has opened a criminal case against the mayor of the town of Sloviansk, Nelia Shtepa, on separatism charges, the SBU press center told Interfax on April 15.

 The case was opened under Article 110 of the Criminal Code concerning the encroachment on the territorial integrity and inviolability of Ukraine, the press center said.

Shtepa initially supported her citizens’ demands for a referendum but later left the town. After that she made claims “exposing” pro-Russian activists in Sloviansk.