The Pokrovskyi District Court of Kryvyi Rih denied the prosecutor of the Kherson District Prosecutor’s Office’s request to change the preventive measure for Kherson City Council deputy Illia Karamalikov and to seize the bail he had paid.
Karamalikov himself told this to a MOST correspondent in a telephone conversation.
As Illia Karamalikov’s lawyer Mykhailo Velychko reported on Facebook today, the prosecution insisted that the deputy be taken into custody again. This demand was based on the claim that he had allegedly changed his place of residence without authorization.
Earlier the court ruled that after his release from the pre-trial detention center (SIZO) Karamalikov must reside in Kyiv, but he moved to Odesa. As proof of the move, the prosecutor cited Karamalikov’s fine for crossing the road in an unauthorized place.
The defense proved that this was not a violation of the preventive measure, but simply confirmation of a new place of residence, providing the relevant evidence. In particular, an audio recording was submitted to the court in which Karamalikov informs the prosecutor of his desire to change his place of residence, justifying it by medical treatment and the wish to see his family there.
Karamalikov indeed did not wait for permission to relocate, however the judge rejected the prosecution’s petition, leaving the deputy at liberty.
Recall that on April 16, 2022 the SBU detained Illia Karamalikov when he, together with his family, attempted to get to Odesa.
Officially information about the detention of the Kherson deputy the Security Service of Ukraine confirmed only on April 21.
In May 2025 it became known that the Kherson Regional Prosecutor’s Office reduced the scope of charges against Karamalikov. Of the four counts brought against Karamalikov, three were dropped.
On January 23 this year Illia Karamalikov was released from Kryvyi Rih pre-trial detention center (SIZO) after paying bail.
Earlier we wrote in detail about Karamalikov’s case and filmed a video.