The court refused to allow the arrest of the former head of Ukrspirt, who is wanted by Interpol.

Mikhail Labutin

Mikhail Labutin

The Shevchenkivskyi District Court denied permission to arrest Mykhailo Labutin, former CEO of the state-owned enterprise Ukrspirt, in absentia. This was confirmed in a court ruling issued on January 31, 2017.

As a reminder, the State Fiscal Service filed a motion for Labutin's arrest in absentia. The State Fiscal Service noted that the suspect could obstruct the investigation and illegally influence witnesses in criminal proceedings.

As a reminder, according to case materials, Labutin was placed on the international wanted list on January 20, 2015. On December 9, 2016, the court ordered his arrest in absentia. On January 10, 2017, the Kyiv Court of Appeal overturned this decision due to Labutin not being on the international wanted list. As of January 17, 2017, Labutin was already on Interpol's wanted list.

At the January 31, 2017, court hearing, it was decided that the State Fiscal Service had not provided sufficient evidence to justify the suspension and resumption of the pre-trial investigation against the suspect, and that the law enforcement materials did not support the validity of Labutin's suspicion of the crimes he was accused of. Therefore, the court denied the State Fiscal Service investigators' motion and did not arrest Labutin.

 

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