Two men have been remanded in custody without bail over the murder of Anastasia Berezovska, the Ukrainian woman named as the chief suspect in the 29th June bomb attack in Monaco, Ukraine’s Prosecutor General’s Office has said. At the request of prosecutors, a court ordered both men detained on Thursday, with no bail set, as suspects in what investigators describe as the intentional murder of Berezovska by a group acting in prior conspiracy.

According to a statement by Ukraine’s Prosecutor General, released Thursday 9th July, the two are accused of premeditated murder committed by a group of people in a preliminary conspiracy, an offence under Article 115 of Ukraine’s Criminal Code. They had been formally notified of suspicion in Berezovska’s killing on 7th July, in a crime that prosecutors say was carried out after her return to Ukraine.

How the case unfolded

Anastasia Berezovska arrived in Ukraine on 1st July, two days after the 29th June attack on a family in Monaco that injured three people, including a child. On 3rd July, Monaco named her as the chief suspect and placed her on Interpol’s international wanted list on suspicion of involvement in the bombing.

Ukrainian investigators say that, after her return, they traced her contacts and movements and examined two men now charged with her murder — a former law enforcement officer and a serving officer of the Main Directorate of Intelligence (HUR) of the Ministry of Defence — who, according to prosecutors, had repeatedly transferred cryptocurrency and money to her accounts. Prosecutors say one of the suspects then admitted the killing and named the other as taking part, and that his testimony led investigators to her body.

Cooperation with Monaco

All the information gathered has been passed to the investigative authorities in Monaco, the Prosecutor General’s Office said, and Ukrainian law enforcement is continuing to identify those who ordered the attack and others who may have been involved in the attempted murder of the family in Monaco. The pre-trial investigation is ongoing.

See also: 

Anastasiia Berezovska: Ukrainian woman wanted over Monaco parcel bomb disguised herself as man

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Enhanced photo: Suspects appear in Ukraine court, source: Ukrainian Prosecutor General’s office