The Security Service of Ukraine has announced a restriction on public access to court decisions in the case of the murder of Member of Parliament and former Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Andriy Parubiy. The decision was made to protect the investigation and the safety of the participants in the proceedings.
This is reported by Kyiv24
Reasons for Restricting Access to Information
The SBU explained that the publication of certain details of the pre-trial investigation could negatively impact the conduct of investigative and procedural actions aimed at clarifying all the circumstances of the crime. Additionally, there is a risk to the personal safety of the participants in the criminal proceedings.
“The disclosure of certain details of the pre-trial investigation will negatively affect the conduct of investigative (search) and procedural actions aimed at establishing all the circumstances of the committed crime, and may also have negative consequences for the personal safety of the participants in the criminal proceedings,” the SBU stated, adding that due to this, the investigator decided to restrict public access to the Unified State Register of Court Decisions in this case.
This restriction has been implemented in accordance with the norms of criminal procedural legislation. It is known that on September 30, several media outlets noted the absence of mentions of the Parubiy case in the court register.
Progress of the Investigation and Case Details
Recall that on August 30, Andriy Parubiy—a politician, participant in the Revolution of Dignity, Member of Parliament, and Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada from 2016 to 2019—was shot dead in Lviv.
On September 1, security forces arrested 52-year-old Mykhailo Stselnykov from Lviv Oblast, who is suspected of committing the crime. The following day, the court chose a preventive measure for him—detention for 60 days without the right to bail.
Before the court session began, Stselnykov admitted his guilt in the murder while speaking with journalists. He stated that he committed the crime out of “personal revenge against the Ukrainian authorities.” However, the suspect denied media reports about possible blackmail by Russian special services and rejected any cooperation with them.
Earlier, the SBU noted that Russian special services “may be involved in the organization of Andriy Parubiy’s murder.”
According to the Office of the Prosecutor General, the investigation is being conducted under articles concerning illegal handling of weapons and encroachment on the life of a Member of Parliament in connection with his state or public activities.