The Kherson Court of Appeals has dismissed an appeal of the defense team of RIA Novosti Ukraine editor-in-chief Kirill Vyshinsky against the extension of his arrest.
“The court dismissed the defense team’s appeal, thus upholding the ruling of the Kherson District Court on the extension of a measure of restraint imposed on Vyshinsky,” the Kyiv-based Crimean Prosecutor’s Office told Interfax-Ukraine on March 6.
Vyshinsky was detained in Kyiv on May 15, 2018 and later charged with committing several crimes in Ukraine, including high treason, calling for the violent overthrow of the constitutional system, conspiracy to overthrow the government, calling for intentionally changing Ukraine’s national borders in violation of the constitutional order in combination with incitement of ethnic hatred and animosity and humiliation of national honor and dignity, and acquisition and possession of a firearm.
On May 17, 2018, the Kherson City Court remanded him in custody until July 13. It later extended his period of arrest several times.
