In Odessa the court received the indictment of the local Prosecutor’s office No. 2 against one of the suspects in the robbery of a potential captainvalor, who in January of this year he was beaten and robbed in the total amount exceeding UAH 1.5 million during the transactions of buying bitcoins.

It is known that the accused rented an apartment on the street of General Petrov, and appointed a meeting there for allegedly conducting transactions with the victims. However, instead of implementation of the agreements he and accomplices beat the victim, took his money, jewelry and mobile phone.

According to media reports citing press-service of regional Prosecutor’s office, suspect in custody without the right to bail, he is charged under article about robbery (part 4 of article 187 of the criminal code) and the identity of two participants in a robbery at the moment installed.

Recall that in Ukraine in 2017, 4 times as kidnapping and ransom in bitcoin. And the head of the Department of police of National police of Ukraine Sergey Demediuk in January this podporoval to determine the status of cryptocurrency in the country or deny them.

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