Ukrainian police officers charged into a televised government
meeting yesterday, Wednesday, 25th of March and detained two top
officials on suspicion of extorting bribes.
meeting yesterday, Wednesday, 25th of March and detained two top
officials on suspicion of extorting bribes.
Police snapped handcuffs onto emergency services chief
Serhiy Bochkovsky and his deputy Vasiliy Stoyetsky and calmly marched the pair
out of the cabinet meeting.
Serhiy Bochkovsky and his deputy Vasiliy Stoyetsky and calmly marched the pair
out of the cabinet meeting.
According to the country’s Interior minister, Arsen Avakov, both
men were suspected of extorting bribes from fuel suppliers.
men were suspected of extorting bribes from fuel suppliers.
“This was not a show, this was not theatre. We decided it
was necessary to do it this way, during the cabinet meeting, as inoculation, as
a preventative measure against corrupt officials, of whom we unfortunately have
many,” he said. He also stressed that their offices were also being raided
as part of investigations.
was necessary to do it this way, during the cabinet meeting, as inoculation, as
a preventative measure against corrupt officials, of whom we unfortunately have
many,” he said. He also stressed that their offices were also being raided
as part of investigations.
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