Spokeswoman Olena Bondarenko said Donetsk Oblast Council Chairman Borys Kolesnykov was being held after questioning by prosecutors.
Bondarenko said a prosecutor's official reportedly called Kolesnykov's aides after three hours of questioning to say that Kolesnykov needed a lawyer.
Vyacheslav Astapov, a spokesman for the federal Prosecutor-General's Office, confirmed Kolesnykov was questioned but refused to specify whether he was arrested.
Kolesnykov was a prominent supporter of former Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych during last year's presidential campaign.
(AP/ITAR-TASS)
Bondarenko said a prosecutor's official reportedly called Kolesnykov's aides after three hours of questioning to say that Kolesnykov needed a lawyer.
Vyacheslav Astapov, a spokesman for the federal Prosecutor-General's Office, confirmed Kolesnykov was questioned but refused to specify whether he was arrested.
Kolesnykov was a prominent supporter of former Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych during last year's presidential campaign.
(AP/ITAR-TASS)
