The Chernivtsi Oblast Prosecutor's Office plans to charge former Chernivtsi Regional State Administration Chairman Mykhailo Papiyev with abuses during the 2012 parliamentary elections. According to Chernivtsi Oblast Prosecutor Mykola Yakymchuk, the investigation into the criminal case has established evidence of Papiyev's obstruction of the exercise of electoral rights during the 2012 election campaign.
The pre-trial investigation into the criminal case has now been completed. Multiple instances of public calls to vote for the parliamentary candidate nominated at the Party of Regions congress have been established during Nikolai Papiyev's working visits to the region prior to the 2012 Verkhovna Rada elections.
According to the prosecutor, three psychological and linguistic examinations have already been conducted, as well as two forensic examinations of video and audio recordings, as well as computer equipment. These examinations yielded sufficient evidence to support the assertion that Papiyev's actions constitute criminal offense. It was also reported that Papiyev's parliamentary immunity could be lifted if the Verkhovna Rada grants permission. The Chernivtsi Oblast prosecutor stated that the evidence collected is currently being processed by the Prosecutor General's Office.
The prosecutor's office accuses Mikhail Papiyev of obstructing citizens' free exercise of their electoral rights, combined with coercion, committed by an official using his official position.
As a reminder, Mykhailo Papiyev won a seat in the Verkhovna Rada in the 2014 elections on the Opposition Bloc list. He served as a member of parliament in the 4th, 6th, and 8th convocations of the parliament. He also served as Minister of Labor and Social Policy (2002–2005 and 2006–2007). From 2010 to 2014, he served as head of the Chernivtsi Regional State Administration. On March 7, 2014, he was dismissed by Acting President of Ukraine Oleksandr Turchynov.
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