SBI sends to PGO draft suspicion notice on Poroshenko, draft motion to Rada on consent to hold him liable

11:36, 18.11.2019 1 min read

 Investigators of the central apparatus of the State Bureau of Investigations (SBI) sent to the Prosecutor General of Ukraine a draft report on suspicion of the fifth President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko as part of a pretrial investigation of criminal proceedings regarding possible unlawful influence on the competition for the selection of candidates for appointment of members of the High Council of Justice in March-May 2019.

"The document refers to the suspicion of the fifth president of Ukraine of committing criminal offenses under Part 3 of Article 109 [actions aimed at forcibly changing or overthrowing the constitutional order or seizing state power] and Part 2 of Article 364 (abuse of authority or official position]of the Criminal Code of Ukraine," it said on Monday.

In addition, the information says, investigators of the SBI sent to the PGO a draft motion to the Verkhovna Rada on consent to bring to criminal account the fifth president of Ukraine, who is the incumbent parliamentarian.