Voted for recognition "L/DNR": the deputy of the State Duma of the Russian Federation received 15 years in prison in Ukraine (photo)

The SBU notes that since the deputy is now in the Russian Federation, the term will be counted immediately after his detention. Up to 15 years prison was sentenced to the deputy of the Lower House of Federal Assembly of Russia Denis Maidanov. This was reported in the Press Center of the Security Service of Ukraine. The attention of the special services was attracted by Maidanov's vote for recognition "L/DNR". Yes, the department gathered unconditional evidence of the deputy's guilt.

In particular, investigators of the SBU in Chernivtsi region found that on February 15, 2022, the deputy supported the resolution to appeal to the President of Russia to recognize the "independence" of the occupied areas of Donetsk and Luhansk regions. On February 22 this year, Maidanov voted for ratification of the "Treaty on Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance" between the Russian Federation and the L/DNR terrorist organizations.

According to the SBU, the deputy thus promoted the capture of the Ukrainian territories. "Thus, the official contributed to the implementation of the Kremlin plan for the capture of Ukraine. After all, the relevant decisions of the State Duma used the highest military-political leadership of Russia as a formal reason to start a full-scale invasion of Ukraine," the press release said. The court found Maidanov guilty under Part 3 of Art.

110 (encroachment on the territorial integrity and inviolability of Ukraine) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. He was sentenced to 15 years in prison with confiscation of property for his committed. As the deputy is currently in the territory of the aggressor country, the court has determined the deadline for serving the sentence from the date of his detention by Ukrainian law enforcement.

We will remind, on December 22 the Security Service of Ukraine was wanted for the former MP from the Party of Regions Dmitry Svyatash, who urged people to receive Russian passports. Earlier, Focus reported that the State Bureau of Investigation was exploring how Russian occupation troops advanced from the occupied Crimea very quickly and seized territories in southern Ukraine on February 24.

According to the head of the Security Service of Ukraine Vasyl Malyuk, one of the main suspects is Oleg Kulinich, the head of the SBU management in Crimea. The department does not open the details at this time not to disturb the secret of the investigation.