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The mayor in Ukraine is suspected of disclosing information about troop mobilization

Dec 30, 2022

Kiev [Ukraine],December 30: The Interfax-Ukraine news agency on December 29, citing information from the National Security Service of Ukraine (SBU), said that OleksandrMamai, mayor of Poltava city (Poltava province, Ukraine) is suspected of disclosing information about the mobilization of the Armed Forces . Armed Forces of Ukraine.
"Based on SBU documents, the mayor of Poltava has been informed of suspicions of illegal dissemination of information related to the movement of units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in violation of martial law," the SBU said. informed and said the official was suspected of violating Article 114-2 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.
The SBU said that according to the investigation, the suspect disclosed information that has not been released by the Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces, the Ministry of Defense and the competent authorities of the country.
The investigation was conducted by the SBU department in Poltava, under the guidance of the local prosecutor's office. Related violations carry a penalty of up to 12 years in prison.
According to Russia's RT, Mamai was arrested on December 29 after he attended an event. The official was then taken to his office to be searched by the authorities.
The report said that the disclosure appeared to be related to Mamai's statement on December 15, when he announced the creation of a new army unit in Poltava and mentioned the address of this unit's headquarters.
Mr. Mamai joined local politics in 2006 and became mayor in 2010. In December 2021, in a television interview, the Ukrainian official said that the conflict in Donbass was "a war between the US and Russia. make fraternity fractious", according to RT.
Source: ThanhNien Newspaper