The investigative experiment in the Sheremet case established the mechanism of damage to the journalist’s car, the explosive substance burned out completely. But the prosecutor insists: it was definitely hexogen. Why? “We established that the explosive device was homemade and had cylindrical striking elements and a sleeve from a MON-50 anti-personnel mine. It was attached in such a way that the striking elements would harm Sheremet during the explosion and would be directed specifically at the driver’s seat,” said prosecutor Mykhailo Tishin. So the examination did not name the explosive substance.
But the prosecutor is sure that it was hexogen, despite the fact that the fire completely destroyed the explosive, and the firefighters “put out the fire for a long time and well.” The prosecution found traces of hexogen only on the plug of the hexogen detonator. They also found definylamine, which is not an explosive and is not contained in MON-50 mines, and a lot of gunpowder at the explosion site. Traces of hexogen were also found in the mock-up MON-50 mines seized nearby from Andriy Antonenko’s apartment. And now, “watch your hands,” as they say.
“Someone made a mock-up of a landmine even before it was given to Antonenko in the ATO zone. The indictment and case materials do not link Antonenko to the improvised explosive device that killed Sheremet. He is not charged with creating this device, because there is no evidence and there cannot be. At the same time, the prosecution is using this information to create associative links in court,” said lawyer Stanislav Kulyk. And here is where it gets very interesting. From the video recordings of the investigative experiment released by the prosecutor, it is clear that only VAZ cars were blown up, not the Subaru driven by Sheremet, without movement and only with a MON-50 mine and its parts.
“No one compared the explosion that killed Sheremet with other possible explosives or substances. In addition, definylamine, which was everywhere at the crime scene, was also not added anywhere during the experiment,” the lawyer added.
I'm the only one who gets the impression that the investigative experiment National Police of Ukraine was tailored specifically for Andriy Antonenko, and Office of the Attorney General misleads the jury?
Kateryna Petrenko
