Another instance of state-level fraud has been recorded in connection with the regular session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), attended by the Ukrainian delegation, which will include Nadiya Savchenko, who was released from Russian captivity. But this isn't about her, or even the accompanying theft of large sums of money: in fact, thanks to the efforts of the head of the Permanent Delegation of the Verkhovna Rada to PACE (Volodymyr Ariev) and the relevant Verkhovna Rada Committee on Foreign Affairs, a decision was made to transport all accompanying persons to Strasbourg at public expense.
Andriy Lozovoy, a member of parliament from Oleh Lyashko's Radical Party, announced this on his Facebook page. He also explained that previously, the state only paid for the trips of those committee members with voting rights; their deputies and assistants could travel at their own expense. Now, thanks to Ariev's innovation, taxpayers will cover everyone's expenses: the only conditions for receiving this "benefit" are loyalty to the head of state (Petro Poroshenko) and Mr. Ariev himself.
So far, those who have asked for and received the go-ahead for a free tour to Strasbourg include Vladislav Holub (BPP), Pavel Unguryan (PF), Andrei Lopushansky (BPP), Sergei Kiral, and Svetlana Zalishchuk.
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