The faction of the People's Party of Ukraine in the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine intends not to participate in voting for government bills until pressure on its members in the regions is stopped. This was stated on Wednesday at a plenary session of the Rada by faction leader Ihor Yeremieiev, reports a correspondent of "proUA".
"The smell of mothballs of Stalinization comes from the document that reached the central office of the People's Party," said Yeremieiev. He emphasized that this concerns a directive sent on May 15 to the district administration in Sumy region by the acting deputy governor of the region, Mr. Nebelytsia. Yeremieiev emphasized that the telephone message signed by Nebelytsia sets the task of collecting and transmitting to the regional state administration data about the heads of district and city branches of the People's Party. In particular, according to Yeremieiev, the directive sets the task of providing lists of delegates to the regional party conference, which is to take place on May 21 in Sumy, indicating the place of work of each delegate, their addresses and contact telephone numbers.
"We have no doubt that in this way the regional authorities, and not only in Sumy, want to establish total control over one of the most influential political forces," said Yeremieiev. He emphasized that by doing so the current authorities are deliberately violating the Constitution of Ukraine. "As the next elections to the Rada approach, the temptation to use administrative resources and methods of pressure and blackmail will only intensify," said Yeremieiev. He also appealed to the President and the Prosecutor General with a request to stop such unlawful actions by state officials.