MP Vlasenko commented on the search of his office by detectives and called it “retaliation” for his criticism of NABU
14 January 17:22
MP Serhiy Vlasenko, whose office, according to Yulia Tymoshenko, was searched by NABU agents, responded to these events with a Facebook post , reports "Komersant Ukrainian".
According to him, he attributes such actions by NABU to revenge “for his long-standing public stance regarding NABU, SAPO, and VAKS.”
“While on a business trip to a meeting of the PACE Committee on the Election of ECHR Judges, of which I have been a member for eleven years, I was surprised to learn that NABU believes I was simultaneously doing something wrong in Ukraine (how else to explain the search?). Ironclad logic. As always.
I attribute such attempts by NABU to retaliation for my long-standing public position regarding NABU-SAPO-VAKS. And my political stance on voting this summer for the well-known laws that curtailed NABU-SAPO’s ability to engage in “lawlessness.”
I have held this position for the same eleven years. I hold it publicly and consistently. I believe that agencies engaged in self-promotion and legal lawlessness have no business whatsoever with either law enforcement or the fight against corruption,” the MP wrote.
He added that “the facts of obvious corruption within the High Council of Justice and the facts of possible corruption during competitions for judicial positions, which were clearly exposed by our Temporary Investigation Commission, did not interest either NABU or the SAP at all.”
“Just as the facts of corruption in the ‘independent’ supervisory boards of state-owned enterprises. Just as the fact of illegal financing of members of the High Council of Justice. Just as many other things.
I’ve heard a lot from colleagues and friends about threats against me from the leadership of NABU and SAPO. Not directly, but the heads of NABU and SAPO have confirmed this in their interviews. Okay. I’m ready for this. I knew what I was getting into when I proposed to my colleagues in parliament to create a Temporary Investigative Commission regarding possible corruption in the law enforcement and judicial systems,” the politician wrote.
Vlasenko noted that he would appeal to NABU regarding the return of his seized property, and that he would continue his work as chairman of the TSC “based on his personal and political convictions.”
What led up to this
Late last night and into this morning, NABU conducted investigative activities at the central office of the Batkivshchyna party on suspicion that Yulia Tymoshenko offered improper benefits to deputies from other factions in exchange for “correct” voting.
Yulia Tymoshenko was notified of the charges.
The leader of “Batkivshchyna” herself rejects the charges, calling them a “political setup.”
