26 November 2009, 18:13
Volodymyr Lytvyn, Chairman of The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine: This Presidential Campaign is, in fact, a Struggle for the Last Bastion - for the Ukrainian Land
These presidential elections are, in fact, a struggle for the last bastion - for the Ukrainian land, Volodymyr Lytvyn declared during the working visit to Crimea on Thursday.
Commenting upon the work of the Temporary Inquiry Panel of The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine set up to investigate the circumstances surrounding the Violation of the Constitution of Ukraine and Ukrainian Laws by Simferopol City State Administration and Sevastopol City Council, and other Executive Bodies in charge of Land Relations, and regarding Official Malfeasences and Misappropriation of Public Funds whilst implementing the Program of Sevastopol Social and Economic Development, V. Lytvyn informed that Simferopol mayor had his own opinion concerning the preliminary report of the said TIP.
The Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada explained his position: if the facts of self-defense were proved, the guilty would be subjected to prosecution.
He is convinced that "land machinations are popular phenomenon, which is an incontrovertible fact. It shall be ceased on the state level", - the Chairman emphasized.
He suggested that each township be subjected to the analysis which should later be made public. "Lands must belong to people", - he stressed.
The leader of the Parliament stated that the plants, factories and other economic objects that the state had lost shall be renovated. Otherwise, it is still possible to build new ones, without expanding lands. "As a person who knows what the land is and who the people are, I declare that my stand concerning this matter shall be uncompromising", - he emphasized.
V.Lytvyn expressed regret that the temporary inquiry panel had no legislatively proved status, as the Constitutional Court recognized the Law on TIP as such that failed to comply with the Constitution. "I regret this fact, as otherwise the work of these panels would have had not only public response, but also legal consequences", - he emphasized.