The appeal confirmed the release on bail of the head of the Kutsurub community in the Mykolaiv region

Inna Kopiika, head of the Kutsurub community, photo: DOBRE

The Mykolaiv Court of Appeals left unchanged the decision of the investigating judge to keep the head of the Kutsurub UTC in custody with the right to bail.

This was reported by the press service of the court.

On October 24, the appellate court considered the appeal of the prosecutor of the Mykolaiv district prosecutor's office against the decision on a preventive measure for Inna Kopiika. However, based on the results of the review, the appellate court left the decision of the investigating judge unchanged.

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«On October 17, 2024, the investigative judge of the Mykolaiv District Court of the Mykolaiv Region imposed a preventive measure against K. in the form of detention with the possibility of bail in the amount of 242,240 hryvnias. The Mykolaiv Court of Appeals left unchanged the decision of the investigating judge regarding K.'s choice of a preventive measure in the form of detention,» the message reads.

It is noted that the suspect has been the head of the Kutsurub village council since 2015. She is suspected of justifying and denying the armed aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine, committed by an official.

On the basis of the decision of the investigating judge dated October 21, the suspect was removed from her position.

The case of Inna Kopiika

It became known about the detention of Inna Kopiika on October 15. It is worth reminding that the Kutsurub community is under attack by the Russian army almost every day. Most often, villages are shelled from FPV drones, artillery and UAVs of the Shahed 131/136 type from the occupied Kinburn Peninsula.

Inna Kopiika was elected head of the community during the 2016 elections after the decentralization reform. Before that, the woman headed the Kutsurub village council twice.

It should also be noted that Inna Kopiika is the ex-wife of Ihor Kopiika, a former deputy from Mykolaiv. In 2018, Nikcenter journalists wrote in an investigation that budget money in Kutsurub is directed to the development of money by «necessary» contractors.

Law enforcement officers released a recording of a conversation between the head of the Kutsurub community, Inna Kopiika, and her subordinates. On it, the woman rejoices at the possible occupation by the Russians and accuses Ukraine of shelling Donetsk, Luhansk and Kherson.

On October 18, the court chose a preventive measure in the form of detention with the possibility of bail for the detained head of the Kutsurub community Inna Kopiika.