Second Day of Selecting Interim Measure for Kyrylenko: What’s New?

The hearing began with another consideration of the motion to allow streaming of the events on YouTube and by journalists attending the court session. The defense counsel asked to dismiss it because Kyrylenko had previously suffered attempts on his life, and they were afraid of “Russia shelling his home.” After the consideration, the streaming was refused, and the journalists were asked to turn off the cameras. Kyrylenko was also subjected to security measures; he was provided with a protection detail. 

Then the prosecutor began to present evidence in the case. 

For example, the prosecution indicated that Kyrylenko’s new property was registered not only to his wife’s parents, but also to her grandmother.   

The prosecutor also presented more details about the ex-judge of the Pechersk court, who advised Kyrylenko on the destruction of evidence regarding the acquired property and the concealment of the crime. The prosecution representative directly indicated that she was referring to judge Vita Bortnytska. She recommended that Kyrylenko change phones, clean mail and correspondence, delete all data on the purchase of property, and determine the list of people who could provide a loan.  

According to the prosecutor, Kyrylenko might have thought about such loans only in April 2024, that is, after the publication of the scandalous investigation by journalists of the Skhemy (Schemes) project. In the opinion of the prosecution, in the future, the defense will argue that all this property was purchased with borrowed money. 

By the way, it was reported that there could be more of such property. The prosecutor reported that Kyrylenko also planned to buy a BMW X5 car, and took measures to purchase other property, but such a purchase did not take place. In confirmation, the prosecutor attached evidence of the connections Pavlo Kyrylenko and his wife had with a real estate sales manager.  

With this, the hearing on the selection of an interim measure for Kyrylenko’s ended. It was postponed until August 27. The reason for the postponement was the heavy workload of the investigating judge Volodymyr Voronko. The next hearing will entail selecting an interim measure for the AMCU head. 

In the future, the prosecutor will continue to present evidence and, possibly, the parties to the criminal proceedings and the court will interrogate witnesses—the parents of Kyrylenko’s wife. Kyrylenko’s lawyer and the head of the AMCU himself will present their refutations to the position voiced by the prosecutor.