Coal from ORDLO: Poroshenko Served with Suspicion of Treason and Aiding Terrorists

The combined penalty under the articles provides for imprisonment of up to 15 years.

Law enforcers mailed a suspicion of state treason and aiding the activities of terrorist organizations to Petro Poroshenko, the fifth president of Ukraine, in the case of coal supplies from Donbas. This is reported by Ukrainska Pravda, citing sources and the SBI.

When asked whether the security forces consider Poroshenko notified of the suspicion, the source answered in the affirmative.

It is reported that the suspicion was signed by acting Prosecutor General, Venediktova's deputy Oleksiy Symonenko.

The State Bureau of Investigation issued an official notice of suspicion: the fifth president of Ukraine is suspected of having, acting in prior collusion as a group of persons, including representatives of the top leadership of the Russian Federation, facilitated the activities of the terrorist organizations “LNR” and “DNR”.

The sanctions of the above articles provide for punishment in the form of imprisonment for up to 15 years, with or without confiscation of property.

Due to the impossibility of personally serving the written notice of suspicion, it was served by a method provided for by the Criminal Procedure Code (sent to the place of residence, registration, and place of work), the SBI noted.

Poroshenko's lawyer Ilya Novikov confirmed that Symonenko signed the suspicion against Poroshenko. The defense calls the case against Poroshenko fabricated.

“A body was discovered this morning in the office of the Prosecutor General of Ukraine. Deputy Prosecutor General Oleksiy Symonenko committed a professional suicide. Condolences to colleagues, friends and relatives can be sent to the address: Kyiv, Reznitskaya 13/15. The details of the suicide are as follows. Two hours ago, a delegation from the prosecutor's office arrived at Petro Poroshenko's house, asked the guard whether the fifth president was at home (he is at a conference in Warsaw, but they hardly could not have known this), and pushed the text of the signed suspicion “in the case of coal supplies from the DNR” and a summons for questioning on December 23 into the gap of the gate,” the defense statement says.

In response to the suspicion of state treason against Poroshenko in the case of coal supplies from Donbas, “European Solidarity” stated that it is the incumbent head of state, Volodymyr Zelensky, who is importing coal from ORDLO.

“Instead of strengthening the country's defense, Zelensky is intensifying the persecution of an opposition party that is becoming the most popular political force in the country. This is the complex of his own presidential inferiority and a typical attack of political paranoia, which the mere mention of his successful predecessor provokes in the nonentity Zelensky…” the party sharply criticized.

The party then began accusing Zelensky, including of “not Poroshenko, but Zelensky importing coal from ORDLO under the guise of Russian coal worth billions and billions of dollars”.

Also, “European Solidarity” confirmed that Poroshenko will return to Ukraine according to his own schedule.