Accused of attempted murder of activists Ganul and Beybutyan sentenced to 14 years in prison
The Primorsky District Court of Odessa announced the verdict in the case of Mykola Mayorenko, accused of organizing the contract killing of two public activists – Gennady Beibutyan and Demyan Ganul. The court found him guilty and sentenced to 14 years in prison with confiscation of property.
During the preliminary hearing, which took place on October 20, Mykola Mayorenko stated that he fully admitted his guilt and agreed to a simplified trial. Until now, he had refused to plead guilty.
The prosecution insisted on a 15-year sentence, stressing that this was an attempted murder for personal gain. The defense asked the court to take into account the guilty plea and impose a minimum sentence.
The court decided to find Mykola Mayorenko guilty and sentence him to 14 years in prison with confiscation of property. After the hearing, the defendant told reporters that he did not intend to appeal, but refused to answer other questions.
“I believe that the court was right to give him 14 years. He deserved this punishment, ”commented the verdict of the victim Gennady Beibutyan.
Recall that in October 2024, a man was detained in Odessa, suspected of attempting to contract murder businessman and public figure Gennady Beibutyan. According to the investigation, the order for the murder came from the Russian special services.
The 43-year-old Lviv resident arrived in Odessa in September 2024 to carry out a task received from curators from the Russian Federation. According to law enforcement officers, he was supposed to organize the murder of the head of a public order organization that openly supported mobilization. He was promised $80,000 for the crime.
The organizer gave the mercenary a photo of the potential victim, her address, habits, and daily routine. Law enforcement officers staged the murder by creating staged photos and videos of the “victim”, which were then handed over to the customer. After that, the man was detained while “receiving a report”.
During the search, an F-1 combat grenade and a phone with correspondence with a Russian curator were seized from him. The SBU reported that the planned murder was intended to be a demonstration and was intended to destabilize the situation in the region. According to the plan of the Russian special services, other attacks on pro-Ukrainian public figures were to follow.
Mykola Mayorenko was then reported as suspected under several articles of the Criminal Code of Ukraine, including attempted premeditated murder committed on order and illegal handling of ammunition.
