Hrytsenko Outlines 'Martial-Economic Law'

Anatoliy Hrytsenko, Ukraine’s former defense minister, minced no words on "Shuster Live."

Former defense minister Anatoliy Hrytsenko: I believe that today we should be working under...uh...conditions of martial-economic law, without declaring it. Like the military, in case of war, switches to an absolutely different system of management, so should we create a different system of economic management. I would approve the following: For all officials — of any level — from the President to the lowest-ranking official who either caused, whether by commission or omission, the loss of economic resources or took a bribe of $10,000 or more, the penalty shall be at least 15 years’ imprisonment, without parole [roar of applause]...and with full confiscation of property. Second…second, if the crime was committed by a law enforcement or court employee, the penalty shall be life imprisonment, with full confiscation of property. We should restore order.

Did you notice those sullen faces? Did you see how unenthusiastic former prosecutor general Svaytoslav Piskun, deputy Kyiv mayor Irena Kilchytska and former NSDC chief Petro Poroshenko looked?

Martian law and martial law. What a big difference.

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Original source: http://kanalukraina.tv/show.php?id=2&page=6&eid=175&lang=ua

Photo Misfit: Former Prosecutor-General Confused for FBI-Wanted Man

MP Svaytoslav Piskun, PRU, who also happens to be a former three-time Prosecutor-General of Ukraine, had his photo mistakenly used in a Russia Channel news report of today’s arrest of Sergey Schneider, also known as Semion Mogilevich.

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According to Ukrayinska Pravda, Russia Channel, also known as RTR, attached Piskun’s photo to a report on Mogilevich, who is wanted by Russian law enforcement in a tax evasion case.

Semion Mogilevich is also wanted by the FBI and, according to Yulia Tymoshenko, has (or had) ties with Ukraine's current gas supplier, RosUkrEnergo (RUE), a claim which both Mogilevich and RUE have repeatedly denied.

Sources:
http://www.pravda.com.ua/news/2008/1/25/70404.htm
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x45s76_piskun_news
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/panorama/6121508.stm
http://www.rferl.org/featuresarticle/2005/09/46189b83-b037-4966-910c-89f5d78adc96.html
http://www.jamestown.org/edm/article.php?article_id=2370177
http://www.jamestown.org/edm/article.php?article_id=2370678
http://www.cdi.org/russia/johnson/2006-103-31.cfm

Medvedko Redux As Parliament Hammers Out Election Legislation

Thoroughly disappointed with the Piskun experiment, President Yushchenko has reinstated Oleksander Medvedko as Prosecutor General. Despite frictions, the Verkhovna Rada on Friday worked until midnight to pass the required legislation.

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All Is Not Quiet As Kyiv Celebrates Its 1522nd Anniversary

Piskun’s noncompliance with Yushchenko’s decision has injected a dose of adrenaline into an otherwise boring, flatline wrangle over the elections.

Prosecutor Piskun, excommunicated from his powers at a time when Yanukovych most needs him, became a cause celbre for the Coalition, which came to his rescue with police forces under its command.

Interior Minister Tsushko did not hesitate to intervene for his pal. Once at the scene, he and his Berkut task force squeezed out the State Security operatives involved in Piskun’s eviction.

Even though both sides continue trading threats and recriminations, no blood has been shed. Negotiations between President Yushchenko and PM Yanukovych continue at the Office of the President, where the National Security and Defense Council meets in frequent sessions.

Recently Yushchenko issued a decree through which he assumed command of the Internal Troops (the local equivalent of the National Guard). On Yushchenko’s orders, several IT detachments are being currently deployed to Kyiv as a deterrent force against PRU hotshots eager to play with fire.

Amusingly, highway patrolmen, who take orders from Minister Tsushko have obstructed their movement. (This funny picture simply doesn’t add up to the Coalition’s apocalyptic imagery in which Yushchenko poses as a dictator-to-be. Mr. President, you’re failing your dictatorship exam.)

The situation deteriorated when Yanukovych broke his election promise and began leading Yushchenko around by the nose. In his new stratagem, he has banked on Piskun’s unwillingness to take on Justice Stanik and has stuck to his guns in the Constitutional Court.

With that in mind, we must help Yanukovych pocket his pranks. We must help Moroz get back on earth. We must send a clear message to those high-net-worth individuals from Donetsk: If this thing spins out of control, you will not leave the country.

We also must be on guard against false-flag terrorism. Let’s not spoil this sunny weekend of Kyiv anniversary celebrations.

Piskun Gets His One-Way Ticket to the Moon

Svaytoslav Piskun, Ukraine’s perennial prosecutor general, lost his job today. His third term in office lasted but a few weeks until it was terminated by the President, ostensibly on the grounds of violating a regulation that prohibits Cabinet members from holding multiple offices. (Piskun has not relinquished his MP mandate.)

Still, a more objective cause of dismissal would be political disloyalty. Contrary to what had been expected, the comeback arrangement didn’t work out. Once appointed, Piskun did little to distance himself from the Party of Rogues, thus becoming a huge disappointment for Yushchenko.

The eviction procedure, not yet finalized, featured a scuffle between the Yushchenko-controlled State Security Service and the Yanukovych-controlled Berkut riot police.

Key recent appointments:

• Ivan Plyushch, former Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada, became Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council
• Oleksander Turchynov, Tymo’s right-hand man, assumed the post of Deputy Secretary of the NSDC
• Valeriy Heletey, head of law enforcement liaison at the Secretariat of the President, took charge of the State Security Service