In court, Duka stated that his arrest was the NABU director's alleged revenge for the notice of suspicion and the search of the bureau's employees last year. He also said he could not pay the bail of 100 million hryvnias. Separately, Duka referred to the search of his home. It is suspected that he was guarded by soldiers of the "Alpha" unit of the SBU, who did not know that these were NABU detectives who were trying to enter the house. According to him, he would have let the detectives in if they had told him about the search through the gate.

In court, Duka stated that his arrest was the NABU director's alleged revenge for the notice of suspicion and the search of the bureau's employees last year. He also said he could not pay the bail of 100 million hryvnias. Separately, Duka referred to the search of his home. It is suspected that he was guarded by soldiers of the "Alpha" unit of the SBU, who did not know that these were NABU detectives who were trying to enter the house. According to him, he would have let the detectives in if they had told him about the search through the gate.