Arsen Avakov: Interpol put on the wanted list former Ukrainian top officials
The Minister of
Internal Affairs has informed that a relevant decision was taken today by a
special Commission of the International Criminal Police Organization.
"Today, several
months after a request in March 2014, having analyzed argumentation and explanations,
queries, prepared by the Interior Ministry, the Prosecutor General's Office and
the SBU, a special Commission of INTERPOL has taken a decision”.
There have been put
on the wanted list of INTERPOL (announced a red card – detention for extradition
to Ukraine): Viktor Fedorovych Yanukovych, Olexandr Viktorovych Yanukovych, Mykola Yanovych
Azarov, Rayisa Vasylivna Bohatyryova, Yurii Kolobov (former Finance Minister), Heorhii
Dzekon (former head of Ukrtelekom).
“The work on a number
of other personages accused by Ukraine is continued,” Arsen
Avakov was quoted as saying.
The Interior Minister
reminded that before there had been declared wanted by INTERPOL Stavytsky Y., Kurchenko S., Arbuzov S., Klymenko O., Ignatov A., Dynnyk A.