The Department of special investigations of the GPU intends to send the petition to the Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation on the interrogation of the ex-President of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych on Russian territory as a suspect in two criminal proceedings – opposition protest actions and the creation of a criminal gang.
About it on air of TV channel “112 Ukraine” said the head of the Department of special investigations of the GPU Sergey Gorbatyuk.
He noted that the letter from the Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation about the readiness to consider the possibility of questioning Yanukovych on the territory of the Russian Federation in the presence of Ukrainian law enforcement officers were received in the framework of investigation of criminal proceedings on suspicion of Yanukovych of treason. This episode investigates the investigating prosecutors of the Chief military Prosecutor’s office.
“Of course, our Department also opened a number of criminal proceedings. This production, in particular, the opposition protest actions. The Russian Federation directly by the General Prosecutor’s office refused to extradite the former President, referring to the alleged signs of political persecution. Therefore, we are preparing a petition questioning him as a suspect for these materials were brought to the investigations that we have,” said he.
Mr. Yan emphasized that, in criminal proceedings on suspicion of Yanukovych of treason will accept the decision of the investigating prosecutors of the Chief military Prosecutor’s office the Prosecutor General and his Department is preparing documents for the other two criminal proceedings.
According to the Gorbatyuk, the questioning will take place in the territory of the Russian Federation, and who it will be – must be resolved by the Russian side.
As stated by the Prosecutor of the Chief military Prosecutor’s office of Ukraine Ruslan Kravchenko, Ukrainian law enforcement officers will not participate in the interrogation of Viktor Yanukovych in the territory of the Russian Federation.
And the protection of the ex-President of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych intends to sue the Prosecutor General of Ukraine, if she refuses to interview their client on the territory of the Russian Federation.
