Photo: SBU press service
Head of SBU Ivan Bakanov
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It is also recommended to impose sanctions against Azarov and ministers from his government, as well as against former law enforcement officers of Crimea.
The Security Service of Ukraine has recommended the National Security and Defense Council to impose economic sanctions on a number of former high-ranking officials and individuals who are helping to strengthen the occupation regime in Crimea and Donbass. This was stated by the chairman of the SBU Ivan Bakanov at a meeting of the NSDC, reports on Friday, March 19, the press service of the SBU.
In particular, we are talking about sanctions against fugitive ex-President Viktor Yanukovych and former Prime Minister Mykola Azarov, Defense Minister Pavel Lebedev, Education Minister Dmitry Tabachnik, Prosecutor General Viktor Pshonka and a number of other officials, including ministers and law enforcement agencies of Crimea.
The head of the SBU emphasized that in 2014, these officials helped the Russian special services in the occupation of Ukrainian territories, coordinated the criminal activities of power structures, obstructed the rights and freedoms of citizens, in particular at the “referendum” in Crimea. And some of the officials were also involved in the financing of terrorism, pro-Russian protests and anti-Ukrainian propaganda.
“Some episodes of their activities for the period of 2014 are still being considered in the courts. Some of these officials are involved in the signing of the Kharkov agreements. And some are still working to strengthen the occupation regime in Crimea and Donbass,” Ivan Bakanov summed up.
In addition, the Security Service proposed to apply sanctions to legal entities that are the owners of Donetskoblgaz, which by their actions “led to the shutdown of 58 boiler houses on the territory of the Joint Forces operation”, which endangered the life and health of citizens.
Earlier, at meetings of the NSDC, they discussed Black Sea Fleet and Motor Sich Enterprise, after hearing a report on the status treason investigations, desertion, terrorist activity and violation of the military oath. Also, the NSDC instructed the SBU to investigate the circumstances of the vote by the people’s deputies for Kharkiv agreements.
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