Former Ukraine President, Petro Poroshenko has returned to face treason charges.
It was disclosed that, the Former Ukrainian President landed in Kyiv on Monday, 17th of January, 2022,
Mr. Poroshenko was indicted for alleged treason linked to the financing of Russian-backed separatist fighters through illegal coal sales while in office in 2014-15.
His party also accused him of a reckless attempt to silence political opposition.
The Current Ukraine President, Volodymyr Zelenskiy also disclosed that, the Judiciary were independent adding that, they would be neutral and unbiased in giving the right judgement.
He added that, they weren’t trying to protect the former President, but to unite and protect Ukraine.
At a briefing, Tetiana Sapyan, the Spokesperson for the State Bureau of Investigations (DBR), said Poroshenko had been handed a summons to appear in court today, 17th of January, 2022.
However, Petro Poroshenko refused to receive procedural documents, ignored the legal requirements of the investigator, and at the same time, the persons who were with him carried out physical resistance, which was recorded on video recordings.
Ukraine and its allies have sounded the alarm about ten thousands of Russian troops massed near its borders.
After days of diplomacy without any achievement, no breakthrough, the United States said, on Friday, 14th of January, 2022, that Russia was preparing a pretext for an attack, which the Kremlin dismissed as “unfounded.”
