After the murder of Ukrainian ex-parliamentary president: suspect
Shortly after the fatal shots on the former Ukrainian parliamentary president Andrij Parubij, the authorities announced a success. A suspect was caught and had already made “a first statement”explained the Ukrainian President Wolodymyr Selenskyj Monday morning in online networks. Parubij, one of the lead figures of the pro-European movements in Ukraine, Was shot on the open street in the West Ukrainian city of Lwiw at the weekend.
The Ukrainian Attorney General announced on Saturday that a man fired “several shots” on the 54-year-old and killed him “on the spot”. The authority initiated an investigation for “intentional murder”.
Pictures of the alleged crime scene, which had been published in Ukrainian media, showed a man with a blood -covered face. The suspect was dressed as a supplier and had ran an electric bike, reported the Ukrainian broadcaster Suspilne.
In some worthings of Ukrainian politicians, the suspicion was expressed that Russia had been involved in the murder attack. Since the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, both countries have accused each other several times the murder of politicians and senior military representatives. Russian state media reported that Parubij was on a search list of the authorities in Russia since 2023.
Parubij was Parliament President of Ukraine from 2016 to 2019 and previously served as chairman of the security council for a few months. The historian studied for the independence of Ukraine had already campaigned for Soviet pages. It was considered one of the leading figures in the great pro-European movements of recent Ukrainian history: the Maidan revolution of 2014 and the orange revolution in 2004.
Source: Stern
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