On Wednesday, May 5, a so-called court session was held on the so-called case of journalist Vladyslav Yosypenko, during which it was found out that the occupants did not find the man’s fingerprints on the grenade, which was allegedly seized from him earlier. This was reported by the Crimea.Realities media agency.
“Today, on May 5, investigative actions took place with Vladyslav Yosypenko in the building of the FSB administration. During the investigative actions, the defense got acquainted with the conclusion of the fingerprint examination, in accordance with the conclusions of which Vladyslav Yosypenko's fingerprints were not found on the grenade, which was allegedly seized from him”,- said lawyer Aleksei Ladin.
Also, one more article was added to Vladislav Yosypenko’s charges. Now he is charged under Part 1 of Article 222.1 and Part 1 of Article 223.1, that is, the manufacture and storage of explosives.
We remind that on March 10, 2021, in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation detained a citizen of Ukraine Vladyslav Yosypenko. According to preliminary information, Yosypenko was detained in connection with his political views after attending a rally on the occasion of Taras Shevchenko's birthday, which took place in Simferopol on March 9, 2021. On March 12, the so-called Kyiv District Court of Simferopol, controlled by the occupation authorities of the Russian Federation in Crimea, made a decision to take Yosypenko into custody for a period of 2 months – until May 11. The detainee is accused of committing a crime under Part 1 of Article 223.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation – illegal manufacture, processing or repair of firearms, their main parts (with the exception of limited firearms), as well as illegal manufacture of ammunition.