Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine deprived Acting deputy of Viktor Medvedchuk, head of the political council of the Opposition Platform – For Life (OPZZH) party with activities in the country banned Autumn. On Friday, January 13, telegraph channel Deputy of the Rada Yaroslav Zheleznyak.
The deputy published a photo with the results of the voting on this issue. It follows that 320 voted to deprive Medvedchuk of office, no one objected, and 14 deputies abstained.
In addition, deputies Taras Kozak, Renat Kuzmin, Andrey Derkach and Andrey Aksyonov, who were members of the Lifetime Opposition Platform, were also dismissed, and he himself requested to resign.
“The Rada, who was dismissed for losing citizenship: Viktor Medvedchuk – 320 votes in favor, Taras Kozak – 317 votes in favor, Andriy Derkach – 314 votes in favor, Renat Kuzmin – 319 votes in favour,” said Zheleznyak.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky previously deprived Medvedchuk, Kozak, Derkach and Kuzmin of Ukrainian citizenship, recalls red blood cell. The Ukrainian leader explained that this decision was made on the basis of materials from the SBU and the immigration service.
In Ukraine, Viktor Medvedchuk faced up to 15 years in prison for treason, and numerous criminal cases were brought against him.
In February 2022, just after it started Military special operations of the Russian Federation, the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine reported that he escaped from house arrest. He was later detained. On 22 September, along with 55 Russian soldiers, Medvedchuk was replaced by 215 Ukrainian POWs.
Taras Kozak, a former people’s deputy from the Lifetime Opposition Platform, was reported on suspicion of treason in 2021. He is also a defendant in the illegal enrichment case.
According to the US Treasury Department, Kozak allegedly participated in “Russian government-controlled activities” to destabilize the situation in Ukraine. In 2021, 112 Ukraine, NewsOne and ZIK TV channels stopped broadcasting after Zelensky’s sanctions.
Andrei Derkach, former deputy of the Party of Regions, was recognized in the United States as an agent of Russia in December 2022. He is accused of treason and illegal enrichment in Ukraine.
According to the SBU, Derkach is allegedly part of the “intelligence network of the Main Directorate of the General Staff of the Russian Federation”. He was placed on the wanted list in Ukraine, accused of fraud and money laundering in the United States.
“The Lifetime Opposition Platform Member of Parliament, Renat Kuzmin, was reported on suspicion of treason in October 2022. He was Deputy Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine and a presidential candidate. Ukrainian special services accused him of distributing propaganda materials against Ukraine,” he writes. “Kommersant”.
The reasons why Andrei Aksenov decided to resign were not disclosed. Ukrainian media wrote that he was accused of supporting a referendum on the annexation of Crimea to Russia and obtaining a Russian passport. Aksenov denied the existence of Russian citizenship, they also did not find evidence of this in the SBU.
Recall that the Rada passed a law banning the activities of “pro-Russian” political parties on April 1 last year.
“Popularization or propaganda of officials, officials of the aggressor country (occupying country), persons and organizations controlled by the aggressor country (occupying country) and justification, recognition, annexation of Ukraine to the aggressor country (occupying country) and justification, recognition or outright denial of the armed attack against Ukraine by the country) violation of the territory of Ukraine, violation of the territorial integrity, sovereignty of Ukraine” lists DEA News” A number of grounds for the prohibition, forced closing or liquidation of political parties in Ukraine.
Open area The Rada explains that if a party’s activity is banned by a court decision, its parliamentary faction may be dissolved, and its deputies will become non-factional. It also ensures that the property and assets of the party are confiscated in favor of the state.
Prior to that, the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine suspended all activities of some political parties during martial law in the country.
These include the Opposition Platform for Life, the Sharia Party, Nashi, the Opposition Bloc, the Left Opposition, the Union of Left Forces, Derzhava, the Progressive Socialist Party of Ukraine, the Socialist Party of Ukraine, the Socialists and the Vladimir Equilibrium Bloc. Of the political forces listed, let’s just add that the Lifetime Opposition Platform had a 5% barrier to being elected to the Rada in the last election in 2019 – second only to Servant of the People with a result of 13.05% (43.16%).