The GPU wants to depose Yanukovych in two cases in the Russian Federation

The Department of special investigations of the GPU is preparing documents for the other two criminal proceedings.

The Department of special investigation General Prosecutor’s office of Ukraine intends to send the petition to the Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation on the interrogation of former President of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych on Russian territory as a suspect in two criminal proceedings – opposition protest actions and the creation of a criminal gang.

About it on air of TV channel “112 Ukraine” said the head of the Department of special investigations of the GPU Sergey Gorbatyuk.

“These documents (letter from the Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation about the readiness to consider the possibility of questioning Yanukovych on the territory of the Russian Federation in the presence of Ukrainian law enforcement officers – ed.) were obtained in the investigation of criminal proceedings on suspicion of Viktor Yanukovych of treason. This episode investigates the investigating prosecutors of the Chief military Prosecutor’s office. Of course, our Department also opened a number of criminal proceedings. This production, in particular, the opposition protest actions, the Russian Federation, directly to the General Prosecutor’s office refused extradition in the extradition of the former President, referring to the alleged signs of political persecution. Therefore, we are preparing a petition questioning him as a suspect for these materials were brought to the investigations that we have,” said he.

Mr. Yan emphasized that, in criminal proceedings on suspicion of Yanukovych of treason will accept the decision of the investigating prosecutors of the Chief military Prosecutor’s office the Prosecutor General and his Department is preparing documents for the other two criminal proceedings. “As to those charges which are investigated by our Department, the corresponding summons in each production, where it is reported about suspicion, particularly in the opposition protest actions and in the establishment and activities of criminal groups”, – he said.

According to the Gorbatyuk, the questioning will take place in the territory of the Russian Federation, and who it will be – must be resolved by the Russian side. “We just say that such investigations should be to provide the suspect the interrogation of the circumstances in which he is accused. And in what way, under international treaties, decides foreign side or by yourself, or request investigators, or offer to conduct a videoconference”, – he said.

As reported previously, the protection of Yanukovych said that the GPU can’t start the correspondence process in his case until you give him the investigation.

We will remind, the General Prosecutor’s office in response to the request of the Prosecutor General of Ukraine announced that it is ready to organize the interrogation of former Ukrainian President Yanukovych on the territory of the Russian Federation in the presence of Ukrainian investigators. “In connection with the finding of V. F. Yanukovych on the territory of Russia, the General Prosecutor of the Russian Federation is ready to consider the question of the organization of his interrogation in presence of representatives of law enforcement bodies of Ukraine”, – is spoken in the answer of the Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation at the request of the General Prosecutor of Ukraine.

At the same time, the Prosecutor of the Chief military Prosecutor’s office of Ukraine Ruslan Kravchenko said that the Ukrainian law enforcement authorities will not participate in the interrogation of the ex-President of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych on the territory of the Russian Federation, and also that the GP of the Russian Federation has provided his a fake address.

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