That’s according to the SBU press centre, Ukrinform reports.

The security agency suspects the man of organizing and taking a direct part in the extrajudicial killings and torture of inmates, Ukrainian citizens.

At present, a procedural routine is underway as part of the criminal proceedings targeting the suspect.

The court is yet to rule on a measure of restraint pending the inquiry, while detectives are into collecting additional evidence of the perpetrator’s criminal activity.

The culprit was detained within the framework of an earlier opened criminal case under four articles of the Criminal code of Ukraine: Art. 149 (human trafficking); Art. 258-3 (creation of a terrorist group or terrorist organization); Art. 260 (creation of paramilitary or armed formation not provided by law); and Art. 438 (violation of the laws and customs of war).