Former president of Ukraine, head of the European Solidarity Party Petro Poroshenko flew out of Warsaw to Kiev, where the court will be held on the case of state treason, the portal Country.ua passes.
According to the portal, the plane from Poroshenko on board took off at 7:48 in Kiev time. The arrival of the flight with the ex-president to the capital of Ukraine is expected at 9:05 local time, follows from the data of the Kiev airport.
, together with a politician, several members of the European Solidarity fly in the plane, UNIAN reports. The publication correspondent also said that Poroshenko’s supporters began to mount the scene near the airport, the protection of the building was strengthened today.
Poroshenko will arrive in Ukraine to participate in the court session at the request of the country’s prosecutor’s office about his arrest. The meeting will begin at the Pechersk District Court of Kiev on January 17 at 11:00, two hours after landing the aircraft. The state concordance intends to demand the conclusion of the ex-president into custody with the possibility of making a deposit in the amount of 1 billion hryvnia (about $ 37 million). Earlier, on January 6, the court has already imposed arrest on property and Poroshenko’s assets.
Former President of Ukraine imputed to the financing of terrorism and state treason, as well as the creation of a terrorist organization (part 1 and part 3 of Art. 258-5, part 1 of article 111, part 1 of Art. 258-3 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine) . Poroshenko in these articles threatens up to 15 years in prison. According to the investigation, during the president’s post, he entered into collusion with the authorities of Russia and the separatists of Donetsk and Lugansk, forming a scheme for the export of Donbass coal to Ukraine. Investigators are confident that coal was brought by 1.5 billion hryvnia according to such a scheme. Poroshenko declared the day before that he did not see the grounds for arrest. At the same time, he made that board can land in another airport, and not in Kiev, where they are waiting for supporters.