Ukrainian media reported on the detention of the former Prosecutor General of Ukraine in France

In France, former Prosecutor General of Ukraine Svyatoslav Piskun was detained after searches. This was reported on December 17 by the Ukrainian newspaper Strana.ua" with reference to the Ukrainian Rapid Reaction Group (GBR).

"This happened after searches conducted by French law enforcement officers at the request of the GBR, and as a result of the searches, law enforcement officers received grounds to detain the ex-Prosecutor General," the Telegram channel said.

The official reason for the searches was not disclosed. Investigators suggest that Piskun could have received a bribe in order to close the 2003 case of the murder of a lawyer, who, according to investigators, could have been ordered by Ukrainian oligarch Igor Kolomoisky (listed in the Russian Federation as a terrorist and extremist).

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