The pretrial detention of the man accused of Parubiy’s murder has been extended.

This was reported by the Public.

The hearing took place on Tuesday, October 20. Prosecutor Taras Kovalchuk requested that the defendant’s detention be extended for another 60 days.

After reviewing the petition, the judges went into deliberation and then decided to extend Stselnikov’s arrest.

Present in court were the accused, his lawyer Viktor Ponomarenko, prosecutor Taras Kovalchuk, the deceased’s wife Ulyana Parubiy, and the victims’ lawyer Yuriy Zoshiy.

At the preliminary hearing, the court examined video evidence and expert examination results in the case of the murder of Andrei Parubiy.

As a reminder, on August 30, former Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada and European Solidarity MP Andriy Parubiy was assassinated in Lviv. He was a symbol of resistance to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

It later emerged that a manhunt was underway in the Lviv region for a shooter, and a photo of the suspected killer was published online. According to eyewitnesses,the shooter was a Glovo courier who then hid the gun in his bag. A video of the moment the MP was killed also appeared on social media.

In this regard, a special operation called “Siren” was announced in Lviv. Media reports indicated that police had allegedly already tracked down the perpetrator .

The Verkhovna Rada leadership, members of parliament, its apparatus, and its staff expressed condolences over the murder of Andriy Parubiy, a member of parliament for several convocations and the speaker of the 8th convocation of parliament. European officials also commented on the crime, calling it horrific.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy subsequently stated that the murder of MP and former parliament speaker Andriy Parubiy had been meticulously planned . He stated that the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) had also been involved in the investigation. The head of state also ordered that verified information be immediately provided to the public.

Meanwhile, the European Solidarity faction issued an official statement on the death of Andriy Parubiy. Colleagues and friends reacted to the murder, calling it cynical and cruel . “The murder of Andriy Parubiy is a shot to the heart of Ukraine ,” emphasized the fifth President of Ukraine, Petro Poroshenko.

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