Ex-mayor of Odesa Trukhanov was served with a notice of suspicion: what is known (photo)
28 October 23:55
The former mayor of Odesa, Hennadiy Trukhanov, was served with a notice of suspicion of official negligence. Notices of suspicion were also served on his two deputies. The information was confirmed by Suspilne TV channel and activist Serhiy Sternenko, reports
This became known this evening, October 28.
The details of the suspicion and the law enforcement agency that announced it are currently being clarified.
The reason for the suspicion
Various media outlets also report that this is related to the case of the city’s flooding a month ago.
The investigation believes that officials failed to take appropriate measures during the large-scale flooding in Odesa on September 30. This could have led to the deaths of at least 10 people. The incident was caused by heavy rains and unfavorable weather conditions, but investigators emphasize the possible negligence of the city authorities.
Searches and actions of law enforcement officers
In addition, there are reports of searches of city hall employees.
The homes of Hennadiy Trukhanov and his deputies are already being searched. In addition, the investigation has filed a request for a preventive measure.
Details about the specific authority that announced the suspicion are currently being clarified.
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Context of the case
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced his decision to deprive a number of people who have been confirmed to have a Russian passport of their citizenship. Among them is the current mayor of Odesa. According to the SBU, the mayor, Hennadiy Trukhanov, who was deprived of Ukrainian citizenship, has a valid Russian passport and also had a Russian internal passport that was revoked.
According to the SBU, Trukhanov still has a valid Russian passport, while his internal passport was revoked by a court in Moscow Oblast in 2017. But Trukhanov himself denies this information, claiming that he has never applied for Russian citizenship and has never received a Russian passport.
“Personally, I have always lived on the territory of Ukraine, in the city of Odesa. I have never been registered in the territory of the Russian Federation. I was not in the databases of Russian citizens and did not even have grounds for automatic citizenship as a military man, as I left the CIS Armed Forces on January 15, 1992. And the law on automatic recognition as a citizen of the Russian Federation came into force on February 6, 1992,” the mayor of Odesa wrote on his Telegram channel.
The issue of deprivation of citizenship should be decided by the court
The decree revoking Trukhanov’s citizenship was signed by the President. And this, according to the law “On Local Self-Government,” means that he must leave his post, as only a citizen of Ukraine can be a mayor, said
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