In Ukraine, the pressure of justice to Ex-President Petro Poroshenko and Kiev mayor Vitali Klitschko is growing. The fight against corruption or political victory of justice is?
The Ukrainian Verb “sadschaty” means “plants”, but also “behind bars”. The word game was part of the election campaign of the former TV Comedian and current President Volodymyr Selenskyj, had threatened more or less politicians, corrupt law enforcement. A few days after his party servants of the people got in the early parliamentary election at the end of July the absolute majority, has set itself the Ukrainian judicial machinery in motion. Almost daily new reports on investigations in the environment of the former President, Petro Poroshenko, will come. This was the highlight of his summons on 25 was. July, the State Bureau of Investigation. Poroshenko, after his dismissal as President is still a member of Parliament, said as a witness in a proceeding regarding alleged tax evasion in the sale of its shipbuilding company. Poroshenko spoke of the “insinuations”.
Portnow against Poroshenko
The investigation of Andrij Portnow, formerly Deputy head of the presidential administration under the had fled to Russia Viktor Yanukovych were triggered. Also Portnow, left the Ukraine in 2014 in the direction of Moscow, and returned before the inauguration Selenskyjs. Portnow, operates a kind of crusade against Poroshenko and applied to the determination of the office several complaints against Poroshenko, including one for high treason.
Also the mayor of Kiev, Vitali Klitschko, a former comrade-in-arms Poroshenko, has been at the end of July pre. It was alleged transactions with municipal land. Klitschko came in and accused of being a trifle. Almost simultaneously it became known that President Selenskyj had requested the government’s dismissal of Klitschko from the office of the chief of the Kiev city administration. The former Boxing champion is currently blending both of these Items. Also in the National anti-corruption Bureau procedures shall be pending, in which the names of Poroshenko and Klitschko is to play a role.
Formally Selenskyj has nothing to do with it. The new President avoids direct threats against Poroshenko and his comrades-in-arms. And yet in Ukraine, the question of whether there is a connection with Portnows. In an Interview with Andrij called Bohdan, the office of the President chief among Selenskyj, Portnow, “a longtime friend”. On the question of whether Portnows approach was discussed with the office of the President, said Bohdan, the Portnows “self-employment”. “I don’t know the applications, but I think there was a lot of Truth,” says Bohdan.
President Selenskyj had made the prosecution of elites to his campaign theme
Prosecution of high-ranking politicians
Selenskyj is not the first Ukrainian President, made the prosecution of elites during the election campaign. 2004 Viktor Yushchenko, “jails for bandits promised”. Did he little. His successor, Viktor Yanukovych threatened, however, during his term of office of two prominent opposition politician, landed behind bars: the cases of Yulia Tymoshenko and Yuri Lutsenko. There was criticism from the West and accusations that it was politically motivated justice.
During Poroshenko’s presidency is just a political spent heavyweight three years in custody: Oleksandr Yefremov, former group leaders of the Yanukovych party. The charge is the help for the separatists in Eastern Ukraine. In July, Efremov was released, but remained under house arrest. Poroshenko’s promise, especially hard against the corruption in the army and “arms cut off”, remained largely unfulfilled.
The desire of the Ukrainians to the law enforcement
The new President Selenskyj is stronger than its predecessors, because he has an absolute majority in Parliament. This majority, he wants to use, soon the deputies immunity. That would make the way for prosecution, even against Poroshenko. Apparently now want to see many Ukrainians politicians in the dock.
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“A yearning in the society, there is, and has always,” says Alexey Petrovich Haran, politics Professor at Kyiv-Mohyla Academy. The have to do with the passive attitude of the judiciary under Poroshenko. “I think Selenskyj will be in great temptation to hold something, such as show trials,” says Haran. The most important question of the will are, “if it happens, in accordance with constitutional standards or whether it will be selective justice”. Announcements in the election campaign, and the subpoenas of Poroshenko and Klitscko were “a worrying Signal”.
Warning of weaknesses in the justice
Poroshenko denies all allegations and hold back with criticism of his successor Selenskyj striking. Fears that there could be “politically motivated” case against him, said so far, especially his party is “European solidarity”.
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What is the new President of the Ukraine want?
Wilfried Jilge of the German society for foreign policy (DGAP) warns of a “dangerous trend”. “In principle, it is true that the President issues of corruption is dedicated to prevention. The question is how he does it,” says Jilge. “It is striking that Selenskyj criticized permanently the Offense by Poroshenko and other politicians and officials, who occupied under Poroshenko Items. Others he hides.” In addition, the fight against corruption will be listed “partly as a public theatre”. Jilge recalled a visit to Selenskyj in the city’s Dnipro, where he had called with his Department head, Bohdan media effectively the mayor of Kiev Klitschko, and asked why the city of Kiev purchased trams had not paid.
The court system in Ukraine had not been completely reformed, and there is a risk that “with these public stagings of the dishes after the Wind the Power to decide”, so the expert was. His appeal: In case of any suspicion that the fight against corruption would be politicized, it is necessary to talk about it, to tie it to.