Ex-Minister of justice of Ukraine Olena Lukash in the case of crimes against the Maidan in 2014 is held in the form of a witness, not a suspect, said the head of the special missions division of the Prosecutor General of Ukraine Serhiy Gorbatyuk the Agency.

on Thursday Lucas, which had previously been declared wanted, has been detained by the security service of Ukraine. In the SBU told her that she was arrested on suspicion of belonging to the events on the Maidan. Later she was taken to the General Prosecutor's office for questioning, where she was declared about suspicion in misappropriation during tenure as Minister of means of the state budget in the amount of about 110 thousand dollars and the Commission of office forgery.

"Suspicion of the crimes against Maidan no, she (Lucas - ed.) there as a witness and have some explaining to do," said Gorbatyuk.

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