Activist Tonkonohyi killed in Dnipro: police detains two suspects – photos
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Mykhailo Tonkonohyi, a local activist and head of the local trade union of road hauliers, has been killed in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast. Law enforcement officers have detained two male suspects.
Source: National Police in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast; Suspilne.Dnipro, a local branch of the Ukrainian public broadcaster
Details: The police noted that they received a report on 23 July of a 32-year-old man who had gone missing after leaving home in a Škoda Octavia. The next day, police found out that the man had been the victim of a crime. His body with gunshot wounds was found in a forest belt near one of Dnipro's garden associations.
Suspilne.Dnipro stressed that it was Mykhailo Tonkonohyi.
Quote: "On 22 July, the suspects agreed to meet with the victim. A conflict arose between them, as a result of which two men shot the public activist with six shots from a weapon. After the crime, the suspects threw the weapon into a pond, buried the body of the deceased in a forest belt and drove his car to a rented garage.
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Law enforcement officers detained two men – a 39-year-old resident of the village of Slobozhanske and a 23-year-old resident of the city of Dnipro. The police searched the detainees' places of residence, cars and garage, seizing material evidence that may be of interest to the investigation."
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More details: The two detainees were served with notices of suspicion under Article 115.2 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (premeditated murder committed by a group of persons by prior conspiracy). They face 10 to 15 years in prison or life imprisonment.
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