At the end of July 2024, former MP from "Servant of the People" Yuriy Aristov revealed how he managed to leave the country by disguising himself as being on a "business trip" and using forged documents.
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SubscribeThis entire situation unfolded after journalists exposed Aristov, who was vacationing in the Maldives while pretending to be on a "business trip." This led to suspicions of a criminal offense for providing false information in official documents.
As a result, in the summer of 2023, Aristov submitted a resignation letter from his position as a member of parliament.
According to Aristov, the case was in its final stage, but oddly enough, the documents that had been waiting in court for a year had not yet been reviewed.
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Journalists couldn’t miss the chance to reach out to Aristov again to clarify why the process is dragging on. His response:
"What do you want to hear? It's a very long story. Expertise. The process is lengthy; they don't respond quickly."
Meanwhile, the former official stated that he is completely indifferent to how long the review will take – "one day, two days, and so on":
"I cannot influence the procedural actions."
When asked if he thinks this is a delay, Aristov confidently replied: "No, I don't think so." Even when questioned about whether he plans to study the case materials himself, he waved it off:
"All questions to the lawyer; I have nothing much to study there."
However, the Office of the Prosecutor General clarified that the statute of limitations for criminal prosecution expires in July 2026. This means law enforcement still has three years, one of which has already passed.