Buzhansky could be next victim of Farion’s killer: MP reacts
26 July 2024 14:47
The next victim of the suspect in the murder of Iryna Farion could be MP from the Servant of the People party Maksym Buzhansky from Dnipro. This was stated by the Minister of Internal Affairs Ihor Klymenko during a briefing, "Komersant Ukrainian" reports
According to him, the suspect’s phone contained the names of other politicians and MPs in the search queries. He also searched for information about meetings of regional councils, etc. He was looking for all this after Farion’s murder.
“I think that she (Iryna Farion – ed.) was the most defenceless of all. We showed him his search plate… I can reveal one name to you: the next person he looked up was Max Buzhansky. I will keep silent about all the other names,” the minister said.
He added that the searches for other politicians that were shown to journalists were dated 21.07, the day the suspect left Lviv.
“That is, he had already moved on from what he had done and was probably already preparing the next possible action,” Klymenko said.
Buzhansky reacted to the information from law enforcement that he could have become the next victim after Irina Farion.
“I am infinitely grateful to the National Police and all those involved in the detention of the suspect in the murder of Farion, I owe them my life,”
– the politician wrote in Telegram.
The MP expressed hope that the investigation would identify all those involved in the crime and that Farion’s killers, perpetrators and organisers would be punished as they deserve.
What is known about Farion’s murder
As a reminder, on 19 July, former MP and linguist Iryna Farion died in hospital after an assassination attempt.
Around 19:30, an unknown person shot Iryna Farion in the head near her house on Masaryk Street in Lviv. She was admitted to hospital in critical condition.
The police in Lviv region have put a suspect in the murder of linguist and public figure Iryna Farion on the wanted list. His photo and video from surveillance cameras were posted on the police’s social media pages.
Farion was buried at the Lychakiv Cemetery on the central alley (field 22, near the grave of Volodymyr Ivasyuk). Thousands of people gathered to see the linguist to her final resting place.
On Thursday, 25 July, law enforcement officers detained a young man in one of Dnipro’s high-rise buildings who is suspected of murdering politician and linguist Iryna Farion, which took place on 19 July in Lviv.
