The head of the Political Council of the Ukrainian Party “Opposition Platform – For Life”, Viktor Medvedchuk, suspected in the statesis and attempt to the embezzlement of national resources in the Crimea. This is reported by Interfax – Ukraine with reference to the source.
According to the agency, a similar suspicion also signed as a deputy of the Verkhovna Rada Taras Kozak.
Later, the Prosecutor General of Ukraine Irina Venedikovov confirmed that he signed suspicion of deputies. “My colleagues from law enforcement agencies conducted a lot of investigative actions, received many expert opinions, during the pre-trial investigation questioned valuable witnesses,” she explained.
Venediktov emphasized that everything possible was done, “so that the information remains in vacuum.”
It is reported that the Security Service of Ukraine establishes the location of Medvedchuk.
Previously, the SBU came with the search in the Medvedchuk House. Politician with his family lives there temporarily while its main house is repaired. The territory hooked the special unit “SBU Alpha”.
On February 19, President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky introduced the decision of the National Security Council and Defense on Sanctions against Medvedchuk, His wife Oksana Marchenko and related individuals and legal entities. The cause of restrictions was the investigation of a criminal case on the financing of terrorism.
Before that, opposition TV channels “112 Ukraine”, Newsone and Zik associated with Medvedchuk were blocked. The sanctions were introduced against a Kozak, which is the owner of the Media Holding “News”.