Ukraine’s SBU head circumference attacks authorities Dnipropetrovsk – Republic

AFP

The head of the Security Service of Ukraine Valentyn Nalyvaichenko accused the authorities of Dnipropetrovsk circuit to support criminal groups involved in kidnapping and people smuggling.

At the head circumference is Ihor Kolomoyskyi Dnipropetrovsk, one of the richest people in Ukraine, which is currently struggling to maintain its influence in the state oil pipeline operator Ukrtransnafta and Ukrnafta company, engaged in oil and gas. The magazine “Forbes” estimated fortune Kolomoyski to $ 3 billion.

– And criminal group that operated in Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts and bandits who used weapons against the police, as well as bandits who kidnap people, then one group, one band. We have reasonable grounds for believing that it is financed by the officials of the state administration peripheral Dnipropetrovsk – Naływajczenko said at a press conference.

The head of the SBU reported that his ministry staff interviewed two senior administration officials circuit in Dnepropetrovsk, Hennadiy cranks and Svyatoslav Olijnyka who – as he said – threatened officers fighting smuggling between the areas controlled by the Ukrainian authorities and lands overtaken by separatists in the Donbas.

The SBU also checks whether people Kolomoyski have nothing to do with the murder of an officer of the SBU, which a few days ago was shot while trying to stop the vehicle smugglers near the city of Donetsk region Volnovakha – Naływajczenko said.

The turmoil around the two major Ukrainian oil companies started in the parliament in Kiev recently changed the rules for convening general meetings of joint stock companies lowering the quorum necessary for the holders of 50 percent. plus one share. These changes came into force with immediate effect. Previously, the need to convene a general meeting was 60 percent. shareholders.

After the decision of the parliament last week Kołomojski sent to Ukrtransnafty group of armed men in fatigues, as a loyal oligarch fired the head of the company, Oleksandr Łazorkę. Then posted on YouTube video shows Kolomoyski, which comes out of the building and declares Uktransnafty reporters that he came there to “rid the building of the Russian saboteurs.”

On Sunday, armed men arrived at the headquarters of another state company Ukrnafty. He was also with them Kołomojski, who said that the company needs to defend against “unlawful taking”. Kołomojski controls more than 40 per cent. Of the shares in the company.

On Monday, the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine Arsen Avakov gave private security companies 24 time to donate to the authorities in their weapons. “firearms in public places may wear only state employees of power structures” – wrote the minister on his Facebook profile.

said on Monday Naływajczenko press conference that, according to the command of President Petra Poroshenko armed men in the seat to be disarmed Ukrnafty the end of the day.