09 February 2010, 11:19
Mykola Tomenko: The Situation with Siaivo Bookshop shall be brought under Parliamentary Control
On Tuesday, Mykola Tomenko, the Deputy Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine during his speech in the course of the morning plenary meeting commented upon the new events in Syaivo book shop case.
Let us remind that M. Tomenko the Deputy Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine many times addressed the Prosecutor´s General Office of Ukraine with the appeal to investigate the situation concerning "Book Shop "Siaivo" limited liability Company. In particular they concerned numerous attempts of Kyiv high-ranking authorities to misappropriate the book shop rooms that are situated in the capital center Chervonoarmiiska Street.
In the course of his speech, M. Tomenko informed the Parliament on the last precedent that happened yesterday in the book shop. According to the eyewitness testimonies, on 8 February evening approximately 50 people burst into the book shop and made a chaos in its room. The people´s actions were ruled by a man introduced as a new owner of the book shop. After the law-enforcement agencies arrived, the part of "the aggressors" disappeared but the rest showed their contracts of service concluded with the new director. Today, on 9 February 2010, "Siaivo" book shop is not working and in its rooms both parties´ representatives and journalists are waiting for the situation to be solved.
The Deputy Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine named it common known fact that the Kyiv Regional Council and Kyiv City Deputies from Leonid Chernovetskyi Bloc are involved into this case. "It might be an accident, but probably it is a reaction to the fact that within the Viktor Yanukovych team there is no great piety towards the Ukrainian culture and language", - he stated.
M. Tomenko emphasized that the Parliament is supposed to control this issue and addressed Kyrylo Kulykov the Chairman of the Temporary Inquiry Panel of The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine to investigate the Facts of Violation of the Constitution of Ukraine and Ukrainian Laws, Adoption of Illegitimate Resolutions by the Officials of Kyiv City Council and its Executive Body and Volodymyr Yavorivskyi, the Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Committee on Culture and Spirituality Matters with the appeal to investigate the issue.
M. Tomenko, the Deputy Chairman is convinced that the book shop destiny would become the first answer to the question whether it is worth expecting the reduction of the Ukrainian cultural centers in the capital of Ukraine.