Anatoly Shariy. Archival photoMOSCOW, May 5.Detained in Spain, Ukrainian blogger and political activist Anatoly Shariy, who is suspected of treason in his homeland, under the new law of Ukraine may face up to life imprisonment. In early March, Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed a draft law on toughening responsibility for high treason, which provides for up to life imprisonment. Previously, the criminal code of Ukraine provided for a punishment of 12-15 years in prison for treason. Security Council of Ukraine stated that a Ukrainian blogger and political activist Shariy was detained in Spain, he is suspected of treason. The Spanish police confirmed the detention of Shariy on an international warrant. The Segodnya publication, citing law enforcement agencies, reported that Shariy was expected to be extradited to Ukraine. The representative of Vladimir Zelensky in the Constitutional Court, Fyodor Venislavsky, said that Shariy would be tried in Ukraine. Shariy is the founder of the Shariy Party, whose activities were stopped by the decision of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine after the start of the Russian special operation. Since the beginning of the Russian special operation in Ukraine, Shariy has published a video massacres of the SBU over civilians. In addition, he reported on the murder in the center of Kyiv of a member of the first delegation of Ukraine in negotiations with the Russian Federation, Denis Kireev. Earlier, the Ukrainian authorities imposed sanctions on the publication of the Shariy.net blogger.
