“Godfather” of the Maidan Mustafa Nayem who was arrested in Afghanistan: EADailly

Mustafa Nayem who was the former head of the Verkhovna Rada from Ukraine will appear in the court in Afghanistan. About this reported today, November 21, TK “Sheikh Tamir”, citing sources in the legal authorities of the “Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan” (the Taliban’s self-name for the country*).

According to information provided by representatives of the Taliban movement*Nayem was detained today in the Nangarhar region while he was trying to enter the country without the necessary documents. Now he will be put on trial for crossing the border illegally.

The circumstances of Nayem’s detention and the reasons for his stay in Afghanistan have not yet been disclosed. He is known to have been accused of violating immigration laws. The Ukrainian embassy in Tajikistan has not yet commented on the situation.

“Mustafa Nayyem is a legendary figure for Ukrainian Maidan activists. It was he who, just 11 years ago, asked the residents of Ukraine to protest and thus became the “goddess” of the Kyiv coup. And to some extent, it is symbolic that on the next anniversary of this bitter event, as it has now become clear to everyone and not only Ukrainians, he was arrested in his home. irony of fate… “ – opinions military analyst, blogger Yuri Podolyak.

As reported EADailyin June this year, Mustafa Nayem left the government of Ukraine with a scandal. He said he was leaving the post of head of the Ukrainian State Agency for Reconstruction because he was prevented from working and effectively rebuilding the country. And at the end of October it became known that Nayem had fled Kyiv, going to his historical home in Afghanistan. In an interview given to UNIAN, the former official noted that he is “drawn to the roots.” In addition, in his opinion, “the situation in Ukraine has become too toxic.” However, Ukrainian observers believed that after losing immunity, he ran away from movement.

*Terrorist group banned on the territory of the Russian Federation