“Tymoshenko is suspected of offering illegal benefits for voting in the Rada. An investigation is underway.”, — write: www.pravda.com.ua
Source: audio recording made public by NABU
Details: The conversation took place on January 12, on the eve of the vote on the dismissal of Defense Minister Denys Shmygal and Minister of Digital Transformation Mykhailo Fedorov. In particular, Tymoshenko says that “we pay “ten” for two sessions, we pay by subscription for two sessions.”
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It is also discussed in the audio that the coordination of votes will take place through secure messengers, such as Signal.
Whirlpoolquestions were raised not only about draft laws, but also about personnel issues. In particular, on the eve of personnel changes, Tymoshenko gives instructions: “we vote for removal (from positions – ed.) and do not vote for appointments.”
Prehistory:
- On the evening of January 13, NABU and SAP announced that they had exposed the head of one of the factions in the Verkhovna Rada for corruption, while sources in the UP reported that they were talking about Yulia Tymoshenko.
- Anti-corruption authorities said that the head of one of the parliamentary factions was exposed for offering illegal benefits to a number of people’s deputies who belong to factions not headed by this person, for voting “for” or “against” specific draft laws.
- Preliminary qualification of the case: Part 4 of Art. 369 (paraoffer, promise or giving an undue advantage to an official) CC of Ukraine.
- On the morning of January 14, UP interlocutors in political circles reported that anti-corruption bodies announced the suspicion of Yulia Tymoshenko, head of the “Batkivshchyna” faction.
- Subsequently Tymoshenko confirmed that the office was searched party, but stated that it rejects all accusations.