The court changed the preventive measure for Nestor Shufrych: house arrest instead of pre-trial detention center

The Shevchenkivskyi District Court of Kyiv has decided to change the preventive measure for Nestor Shufrych, a member of parliament from the banned OPZZH party, and he was released from custody and sent to 24-hour house arrest.

This was reported by the deputy’s lawyer Valeriy Bunyak.

Reason for changing the preventive measure

According to the defense, the Kyiv Court of Appeal had previously determined an alternative preventive measure in the form of a bail of over UAH 33 million. Shufrych’s family was able to collect the necessary amount, but a legal conflict arose – due to the suspect’s sanction status, the bank could not make the payment.

The lawyer explained that any payment order indicating the name of a sanctioned person is automatically blocked, which actually made it impossible to pay the bail.

In this regard, the defense filed a motion with the court to change the preventive measure, which was granted.

Conditions of house arrest

According to the court decision, Shufrych is obliged to:

be at his place of residence in the Kyiv region 24/7;
wear an electronic bracelet;
submit documents for traveling abroad;
appear in court and at the investigation upon summons;
refrain from communicating with witnesses in the case.

Exceptions are allowed only in the event of the need to receive medical care or to take shelter during an air raid.

Position of the prosecution

The Prosecutor General’s Office opposed the mitigation of the preventive measure. The prosecutors emphasized the gravity of the crimes charged, in particular treason, and the relevance of the risks.

Despite this, the court decided to change the preventive measure. The decision is not subject to appeal.

Essence of the case

Nestor Shufrych is accused of:

high treason (Part 1, Article 111 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine);
financing of actions aimed at changing the constitutional order (Part 3 of Article 110-2 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).

According to the investigation, the deputy, together with his accomplices, after the occupation of Crimea, re-registered real estate under Russian law and organized its protection through the structures of the Russian Guard, transferring more than 648 thousand rubles.

Law enforcement officers also claim Shufrych’s possible cooperation with the FSB and the dissemination of pro-Russian narratives.

The suspect himself denies his guilt.