“Poroshenko demands the resignation of the Cabinet, the creation of a new coalition and guarantees for the protection of NABU.”, — write: www.pravda.com.ua
Petro Poroshenko, photo “European Solidarity” Source: Poroshenko’s statement quoted by “European Solidarity”
Details: Poroshenko noted that after the corruption scandal, “partners are shocked, society is in despair”, therefore, in a situation of a full-scale Russian invasion, it is extremely important to prevent internal destabilization, and the country needs real, not declarative unity.
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Poroshenko made public the provisions of the “anti-crisis plan”, with which his political force is going to the parliament on Monday. According to him, “this fire (corruption scandal – ed.) cannot be extinguished with money, and it is indecent to save one’s tarnished reputation at the expense of taxpayers, at the expense of the budget, taking this money from the soldiers.”
Poroshenko’s direct speech: “One of the key steps to restoring trust is guarantees of non-attack by the authorities on NABU and SAP. Now everyone understands why the Office (of the President) attacked them in the summer. Because they knew about the records, remembered what they talked about, and wanted to nip the case in the bud. Now NABU must bring these cases to an end, wherever the corruption trail leads. The SBI must receive a clear signal not to interfere in the work of NABU and stop pressure, and this signal must come from the president.”
Details: The politician also stated that the resignation of only two ministers is a profanation, since “the names of at least five government officials appear in the published records, and this is only what we know about, and there is also financial intelligence, and Antimonopoly, and we still do not know everything.”
Poroshenko’s direct speech: “So this entire corrupt collective Cabinet should finally resign in full. It’s not about personalities, but about the management system. It’s not just about replacing the government, but about returning it to political subjectivity.”
Details: The leader of “European Solidarity” considers it necessary to also form a new, effective coalition instead of the one that de facto currently exists in the parliament “as a civil marriage between the “Servants of the People” and the underdogs of the OPZJ.”
Poroshenko’s direct speech: “The new coalition, which will unite all patriotic political forces, should form a government of national salvation from specialists with an impeccable reputation.”
Details: Another requirement of “European Solidarity” is a complete restart of the SBI on the basis of a transparent competition with the participation of international experts, as we once formed NABU. “The key words of our plan are trust, justice and responsibility,” Poroshenko said.
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What happened before:
- Earlier, during a meeting with Prime Minister Yulia Svyridenko, President Volodymyr Zelenskyi noted that there will be personnel decisions based on the results of the audit of state-owned companies, which were announced after the NABU investigation.
- On November 13, Prime Minister Yulia Svyridenko noted that an audit of all state-owned companies, including energy companies, will be conducted in Ukraine.
- She also submitted to the Verkhovna Rada the dismissal of Herman Galushchenko and Svitlana Grynchuk from the posts of Ministers of Energy and Justice.
- Former adviser to the head of the Office of the President Andriy Yermak (from November 22, 2020 to September 2021), former member of the supervisory board of Energoatom and president of the Kyiv School of Economics (KSE) Tymofiy Milovanov is leaving his position in the supervisory board of Ukroboronprom.
- The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine has released the third part of the investigation into a major corruption scheme at Energoatom NAEC under the name “Midas”.
- Prosecutors of the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office noted that Timur Mindich, the organizer of the money laundering scheme surrounding Energoatom and a close friend of President Volodymyr Zelenskyi, built influence over former Minister of Energy and Minister of Justice Herman Galushchenko thanks to his connections with Zelenskyi.
- The prosecutors also noted that Timur Mindich exerted influence on the ex-Minister of Defense Rustem Umerov.
- A few hours before the NABU searches, Mindich managed to leave the country.