“The deputy stated that they are trying to drag him into “political interpretations of procedural actions and events”, which he claims he has nothing to do with.”, — write: www.radiosvoboda.org
“These days, a number of statements, assumptions and accusations against me are spreading in the information space, which do not correspond to reality and do not have any confirmed facts,” he wrote in a telegram.
The deputy stated that they are trying to drag him into “political interpretations of procedural actions and events”, which he claims he has nothing to do with.
“I don’t take part in political games, and even more so, I don’t comment on the actions of law enforcement agencies. I consistently support the course of the fight against corruption and the effective work of anti-corruption institutions. It is the legal procedure, not public statements or hints, that should provide answers to all questions,” he added.
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Earlier today in court during the selection of preventive measures, Yulia Tymoshenko stated that on the tapes released by NABU, she is talking to deputy from “Servant of the People” Ihor Kopytiny. She stated that pressure is being put on him and that he is apparently involved in the NABU case.
According to Tymoshenko, Kopytin came to her for a meeting, declaring that he no longer wanted to be in the Servant of the People faction and offered cooperation.
“I categorically and clearly state that Kopytin, in order to exonerate himself from criminal responsibility, handed over to NABU or did everything necessary so that it was compiled, so that it did not correspond to reality and simply to show some credit to NABU,” Tymoshenko said.
In 2019, Ihor Kopytin was elected a deputy of the Verkhovna Rada from the “Servant of the People” party in electoral district No. 129 (Mykolaiv region). He is a member of the National Security, Defense and Intelligence Committee.
On January 14, the National Anti-Corruption Bureau and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office announced the announcement of Yulia Tymoshenko’s suspicion under Part 4 of Article 369 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (“Offering, promising or giving such a person an undue benefit (money, property, services, advantages”). voting”.
On the morning of January 14, Tymoshenko, after completing the search of the Batkivshchyna party office in Kyiv, said that she considers the actions against her to be a manifestation of a “political order” and “categorically rejects all absurd accusations.”
On January 16, the High Anti-Corruption Court ordered Yulia Tymoshenko, the leader of the Batkivshchyna party, to receive a preventive measure in the form of a bail of more than 33 million hryvnias and imposed a number of procedural obligations on her. In particular, Tymoshenko cannot travel to the borders of the Kyiv region without the permission of the detective of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau and the prosecutor of the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office. She must also hand in her foreign passport.
Yulia Tymoshenko called the accusations against her a provocation and the case materials falsified before the decision was made.