Monday10 February 2025
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The mayor of Irpin stated that the decision to arrest him was made due to his fight against corrupt officials.

The mayor of Irpin in the Kyiv region, Oleksandr Markushyn, who was placed in custody with the option of bail on January 24, stated on Telegram on January 25 that this decision was made in favor of the developer of Irpin, former mayor Volodymyr Karpluk.
Мэр Ирпеня сообщил, что его арест обусловлен борьбой с коррупцией.

"Why is the law being so blatantly violated? It all comes down to the session scheduled for January 30, which shattered the last chances for Karpiuk to legitimize his market on the floodplain, the River Port residential complex, and more. That's why the prosecutors rushed the case, with gross violations, and didn’t even have time to interrogate me," he wrote.

The mayor describes the situation as a "dirty and cynical crackdown on Ukrainian self-governance."

"It turns out that now any developer can pay several hundred thousand dollars to have a city mayor, for instance, in Kyiv, Lviv, Dnipro, or Bucha, removed. Behind his back, they can seize control of the city and make illegal decisions that the mayor was obstructing?" – Markushin inquired.

According to the mayor, political persecution against him continues. It seemingly began right after he "started fighting against corrupt officials."

"I was confident that the justice of my state, which we defended in Irpin during the hostilities, would protect me. But it turned out that Ukraine's justice system protects those who bribe it. [...] On Monday, we will start appealing this bought decision in court," Markushin announced.