The man accused of planning the heist of street artist Banksy’s mural in Ukraine could face up to 12 years in prison, according to the nation’s Ministry of Internal Affairs.
Ukraine’s Office of the Prosecutor General said the man has been identified, although his name has not been publicly released, as reported by German outlet DW News.
The man has been handed a “notice of suspicion,” which is considered an early stage of the pretrial investigation in Ukraine.
He allegedly convinced several people that he had permits to dismantle the artwork. Multiple people were arrested shortly after they removed the mural in early December.