President of Ukraine Victor Yushchenko calls on law-enforcement
agencies to investigate into activities of lawmakers suspected of
coordinating contraband groups. According to an UNIAN correspondent, he claimed this opening the session of the National Security and Defense Council on Friday.
Victor
Yushchenko informed that over the last 9 months, the number of criminal
cases brought on facts of contraband increased by 13% compared to the
previous period.
The President stated that contraband is an
extremely profitable business. According to Victor Yushchenko, an
overwhelming majority of cases connected with contraband are brought on
facts and not against concrete figures.
The President stated that
the first question to law-enforcement bodies is “why are we afraid to
open cases against concrete people, who perpetrate the contraband?”
Victor
Yushchenko informed that the Ukrainian Security Service (SBU) prepared
materials for the National Security and Defense Council’s session with
a list of groups and people who control them. Victor Yushchenko listed
several examples.
In particular, in line with the SBU
information, such groups as “Dobryaky”, “Sparrows”, “Khromoho”,
“Brocard”, are coordinated by members of parliament.
The President called on SBU and the Prosecutor’s General Office to investigate into these cases and inform the society about it.
