The accused foresters hope the court will finally settle the criminal case

Yesterday, on October 1, the Prosecutor’s Office of Transcarpathian region sent an indictment against the Chief of Transcarpathian Regional Forestry and Hunting Range Administration Valeriy Murha, the First Deputy Chief of the Administration Igor Kotsur and the Director of the SE "Uzhgorod forestry" Vasyl Kyi.
These actions of the prosecutor’s office are considered positive by the defendants. It is the court that must settle this case.
The suspects have repeatedly reported about their cooperation with law enforcement in the investigation of the criminal proceeding, since the full establishment of all the circumstances would allow the court to make a fair decision.
The suspects, in turn, urge prosecutors and judges to ensure that the public and members of the media have maximum access to the trial of each case so that everyone is able to attend the open court sessions personally and receive answers to pressing questions about all the circumstances of the case.
According to the press service of the Transcarpathian Regional Forestry and Hunting Range Administration, the suspects believe they acted completely within the law, and this criminal case is caused by ambiguous interpretations of the forest legislation by a law enforcement officer on one side and foresters on the other.