Petro Poroshenko calls to stop persecution of Roman Chervinskyi
Source: Petro Poroshenko’s speech in the Verkhovna Rada
During his speech in the parliament, the former president of Ukraine and leader of the ‘European Solidarity’ party Petro Poroshenko called on the authorities to stop persecution of Roman Chervinskyi.
Poroshenko noted that selective and biased justice is being used against the officer who fought against the occupiers.
The former president stressed that injustice is unacceptable in any form, and it is especially inadmissible during the war in relation to the Ukrainian intelligence officer.
‘This is the question of our movement to Europe. This is a question of the rule of law. This is a question of independent justice. This is a question of freedom of speech, democracy and parliamentarism,’ Poroshenko stated.
Background information
In 2022, the Ukrainian servicemen tried to recruit a Russian pilot, persuading him to fly a Russian military plane to Ukraine. According to the authorities, the actions of former intelligence officer Roman Chervinskyi, representatives of the SBU and the Air Force led to the missile attack on the Kanatove airfield on July 23, 2022. The Security Service of Ukraine opened criminal proceedings against them.
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