The suspect in the murder of nationalist Ganul was arrested for two months

The court arrested for two months a senior lieutenant of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) Sergei Shalaev, suspected of murdering one of the organizers of the arson of the House of Trade Unions in Odessa in 2014, Demyan Ganul (listed in the Russian Federation as a terrorist and extremist). This was reported on March 16 by the newspaper "Страна.иа ".

"The court sent [Shalaev] into custody for two months <...> without the right to post bail," the Telegram channel says.

His arrest period will last until May 12. According to the footage published by the publication, Shalaev was wearing a helmet and a bulletproof vest at the meeting.

The arrest of the suspect was announced on March 14 by the head of the Ukrainian Interior Ministry, Igor Klimenko. Later, the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) reported that the suspect was a deserter from the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

The fact that Ganul was shot dead in Odessa became known on March 14. The city authorities have introduced a plan to intercept the "Siren". Klimenko later stated that a weapon was found in the apartment where the suspect was hiding, with which the crime was probably committed.

In April last year, the Basmanny Court of Moscow arrested Ganul in absentia. He was charged with committing a crime under articles on the destruction or damage of military monuments, graves, memorials, as well as attacks on institutions that enjoy international protection.

Ganul is a radical Ukrainian activist, a native of the "Right Sector" (recognized as extremist in the Russian Federation and banned). He participated in the events of May 2, 2014, when people died in the House of Trade Unions. Later, he organized actions against residents who laid flowers in honor of the victims. In particular, he and his friends brought kebabs to Kulikovo Field in Odessa. Recently, according to Ukrainian media reports, Ganul has been actively "fighting" against critics of mobilization.