Employees of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) on February 8 detained former People’s Deputy of Ukraine Oleksandr Shepelev with a “certificate” issued by Russia-backed separatist State Security Ministry’ for Lieutenant-Colonel Mykola Volodymyrovych Borukh. In respect of him, criminal proceedings are being investigated on the “state treason” article.
“On February 8, the person was detained by the employees of the Security Service of Ukraine. The detainee had a number of documents with him, including a certificate of an employee of the so-called Ministry of State Security of Russia-backed separatists. With regard to this person, the Main Military Prosecutor’s Office conducts pretrial investigation under Part 1 of Article 111 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (high treason),” Prosecutor General Larysa Sarhan wrote on her Facebook page.
