The group of terminals TIS (Odesa region) believes that investigating actions and raids conducted by the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) at the enterprise were a shakedown. The group intends to speak with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko about the issue, Head of Transinvestservice (TIS) Oleh Kutateladze said at a press conference in Kyiv on Wednesday.

He said that when SBU started the investigation TIS provided all the required documents and expressed its readiness for cooperation.

"They conduct investigating actions that have no success. They violated simultaneously several articles of the Constitution and the criminal procedural code," Kutateladze said.

He said that SBU did not permit their lawyer to participate in the investigation, referring to secrecy of investigation, while images from an apartment of a person where they found the money appeared in media at once, despite of secrecy of investigation and presumption of innocence. Information about revealing off-the-books currency also appeared.

"This citizen presented a declaration claiming it was his personal money, and as for the money we receive – they are sent to the account. These are the funds to maintain the water area and conduct dredging works. They are sent to the special account. We cannot take them," he said.

He said that TIS has spent $40 million for dredging works and has invested $600 million in 18 years.

He said that SBU actions influence the investment climate in the country.