Mykola Tomenko, Deputy Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, appealed to the Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine with a request to clarify the incident with the journalist Mustafa Naiem. (As it was reported, on December 13, at 21.30 near the editorial office of Channel 5, Berkut subdivision officers detained televisionpresenter and journlaist of "Ukrainska Pravda" Mustafa Naiem).
In his appeal M. Tomenko drew attention to the intolerable behavior of the officers of Bekrut special police service of Ukraine. Details of the incident were published in "Ukrainska Pravda" online newspaper in the article "Xenophobia shall not become the face of the Ukrainian nationality."
M. Tomenko reminded clause 24 of the Constitution of Ukraine states, "There can not be any privileges or restrictions according to the racial features, skin color, political, religious and other convictions, gender, ethnical and social status, property status, place of residence or language features." The Deputy Chairman emphasised that it was inadmissible for the Ministry on Internal Affairs officers who are supposed to protect people and guarantee their constitutional rights to demonstrate xenophobic behavior.
The Deputy Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine concluded that according to the article, behavior of Berkut special police service officers contravened the requirements of the Status of Patrol-Guard Service and had the signs of violation of the constitutional civil rights. Given inadmissibility of xenophobia on the part of the special police services of Ukraine, Mykola Tomenko, Deputy Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, requested the Ministry of Internal Affairs to provide the lawful internal investigation and call violators to the account.