The Ukrainian foreign Ministry expressed protest against the decision to extend the detention Savchenko

The Ukrainian foreign Ministry has protested against the decision of the Moscow city court yesterday extended the detention of the citizen of Ukraine Hopes Savchenko, accused of belonging to the deprivation of life of the Russian correspondents.

yesterday the Moscow city court extended the arrest of Savchenko, accused of belonging to the deprivation of life of the Russian correspondents. So, judge Pavel Melekhin has satisfied the petition of the investigator, who asked to keep her under arrest at the time of familiarization with the case materials. The period of arrest, the judge has until September 30. In the judge's ruling stated that the grounds on which Savchenko was arrested, has not disappeared - It still will have an opportunity to escape from investigation and trial if released.

"The Ukrainian foreign Ministry expresses its strong protest from the decision of the authorities of the Russian Federation in the person of the Moscow city court to extend the detention of the citizen of Ukraine, people's Deputy of Ukraine, member of the Permanent delegation of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine in the parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe Nadezhda Savchenko until September 30, 2015 ", - is informed in the report of the press service of the Ministry of foreign Affairs of Ukraine.

the press service also emphasized that the court's Decision is " unreasonable and unjust." The decision was another confirmation of the unwillingness of the Russian Federation to adhere to certain in the Complex of measures on execution of the Minsk agreements of provisions that, among other things, provides for the release of all hostages and persons who illegally withheld, according to the principle "all for all" ", - reported in the report.

Savchenko, who some time ago has stopped the hunger strike, looked much better than before and seemed cheerful. She's Russian and Ukrainian communicated with the media and the audience. The meeting came a few sympathizers to her and the Ambassador of Ukraine.


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