The Pechersk District Court of Kyiv has ordered the arrest of fugitive former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych in the case of organizing the illegal transportation of persons across the state border, the Office of the Prosecutor General reports.
"With the participation of prosecutors of the Office of the Prosecutor General, the Pechersk district court of Kiev selected a preventive measure in the form of detention of the former President of Ukraine, who is suspected of organizing the illegal transfer of persons across the state border of Ukraine (part 2 of article 332 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine)," - said in the message of the Office of the Prosecutor General.
According to the prosecutor's office, the former President of Ukraine together with the employees of the Department of state security and representatives of the Russian Federation on February 23, 2014 on three helicopters of the Russian armed forces illegally crossed the state border and transported at least 20 people - from the village Urzuf Donetsk region to the city of Anapa Krasnodar region of Russia.
A pre-trial investigation is ongoing and is being conducted by investigators of the State Bureau of Investigation.
