Yanukovych's questioning in Russia in presence of PGO representatives can not take place
Ukrainian law enforcers will not participate in the interrogation of former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych in the territory of Russia, prosecutor of the Main Military Prosecutor's Office of Ukraine Ruslan Kravchenko said.
"The suspect, Yanukovych, should be present in court and stand Ukrainian trial, no one will be interrogated in the presence of representatives of the General Prosecutor's Office of Ukraine," Kravchenko said on 112.Ukraine TV channel on Thursday.
The prosecutor noted that Viktor Yanukovych is hiding from the bodies of the pre-trial investigation and the court outside the territory of Ukraine, on the territory of the Russian Federation. "He is a suspect, and in accordance with the ruling of the investigating judge should be detained and brought to court," he said.
Kravchenko also believes that the Russian Federation should not claim that it is ready to interrogate the suspect Viktor Yanukovych, but should have done it four months ago.
"Therefore, if the Russian Federation is ready, then let it comply with the request," he said.
The prosecutor explained that he or an investigator, who carries out a pretrial investigation, do not have the right to interrogate Yanukovych on the territory of the Russian Federation. "This can only be done by law enforcement agencies of the Russian Federation, and we can only be present during the interrogation. But you do understand that the Ukrainian prosecutor or the investigator will have to detain the suspect Yanukovych and bring him to the court," Kravchenko said.
As reported, the Russian Prosecutor General's Office is ready to arrange for Ukraine's ex-president Viktor Yanukovych to be questioned on Russian territory in the presence of Ukrainian investigators. "In view of V. F. Yanukovych being in Russia, the Russian Federation Prosecutor General's Office is ready to consider the matter of organizing his questioning in the presence of Ukrainian law enforcement representatives," the Russian Prosecutor General's Office said in its reply to a request from the Ukrainian Prosecutor General's Office, a copy of which was made available to Interfax-Ukraine.
