65 million UAH bail posted for Serhiy Duka: lawyer Yuriy Sukhov reveals who provided the funds and when he might be released from the pre-trial detention center.

For Serhiy Duka, for whom the Supreme Anti-Corruption Court set bail at UAH 65 million, the full amount of funds was paid. According to the defense, mainly employees of the Security Service of Ukraine participated in collecting the bail. At the same time, the lawyers are appealing the court decision, considering the determined amount unfounded.

This was told in an exclusive comment to “Femida.ua” by lawyer Yuriy Sukhov, who represents the interests of Serhiy Duka.

Who paid the UAH 65 million bail

According to the lawyer, the bulk of the funds for the bail were provided by employees of the Security Service of Ukraine. At the same time, the defense attorney did not name specific individuals who participated in collecting the money.

“The bail was paid mainly by employees of the Security Service. I don’t know who specifically, they didn’t deal with this issue,” Yuriy Sukhov noted.

According to the defense, as of November 13, the required amount has already been paid in full.

The lawyers are currently working on obtaining official confirmation from the High Anti-Corruption Court.

“Right now, the lawyers and defense attorneys are working on obtaining official confirmation from the High Anti-Corruption Court that the bail has been fully paid,” Sukhov explained.

After receiving the relevant document, it must be transferred to the administration of the pre-trial detention center to resolve the issue of the client’s release from custody.

The defense is appealing the bail amount

Despite the full amount being paid, the lawyers consider the court’s decision on the bail amount to be unfounded and have already filed an appeal.

Yuriy Sukhov emphasized that when setting bail, the court must take into account the financial status of the person to whom the preventive measure is applied.

“We said this in court and we are saying this in the appeal that the bail for Duka himself, his loved ones, relatives is unaffordable,” the lawyer said.

According to the defense attorney, the amount of bail determined does not meet the requirements of Ukrainian legislation and the practice of the European Court of Human Rights.

At the same time, the fact that the necessary amount was collected with the help of other persons, according to the attorney, does not indicate the validity of the court decision.

The defense’s next procedural step will be to prepare for the consideration of the appeal.

Can Serhiy Duka be detained again

Commenting on the possibility of re-detention after posting bail, Yuriy Sukhov stated that he sees no legal grounds for this.

According to him, the court has already determined an alternative measure of restraint and established a number of procedural obligations.

In particular, Serhiy Duka will have to:

not communicate with a certain group of persons;

not leave the borders of Kyiv and Kyiv region;

wear an electronic monitoring device.

The attorney emphasized that the court recognized such restrictions, together with the bail, as sufficient to ensure the proper procedural behavior of his client.

“We must also take into account that a preventive measure is not a punishment, it is a means of ensuring criminal proceedings,” Sukhov emphasized.

According to the lawyer, after fulfilling the conditions set by the court, there is no reason to claim that his client will evade the investigation or go into hiding.

The lawyer stated about psychological pressure from the prosecution

Separately, Yuriy Sukhov expressed his claims to the public coverage of the criminal proceedings by law enforcement agencies.

In his opinion, the publication of video materials by the prosecution before the court considered the relevant issues could create psychological pressure.

“I believe that public psychological pressure occurred because instead of fulfilling its procedural duties, the prosecution is filming,” the lawyer said.

Sukhov claims that such materials shape public attitudes towards the case even before court decisions are made.

He also expressed the opinion that such actions could be aimed at influencing the court in order to obtain the decisions that the prosecution seeks.

At the same time, these statements are the lawyer’s position. There is no independent confirmation of the facts of illegal pressure on the court in the provided comment.

What will happen next

After receiving official confirmation of the payment of bail, the defense party expects Serhiy Duka to be released from the pre-trial detention center.

In the future, the lawyers plan to agree on a further procedural strategy with the client and prepare for an appellate review of the issue of the amount of bail.

Thus, despite the payment of 65 million UAH, the defense party will continue to appeal the chosen preventive measure in terms of the specified amount.