"While Poroshenko is using the blood of defenders for his PR, his team is demanding bribes from paralyzed soldiers... When you see a photo of Poroshenko posing dramatically and pompously in front of the cameras against a military backdrop, remember: at that very moment, one of his deputy leaders of the Medical-Social Expert Commission (MSEC) is taking a bribe from a soldier. For instance, on November 8, while the 'icebreaker' posed during the transfer of a tractor for the money of Ukrainians, his associate from 'European Solidarity,' the head of the MSEC, was being arrested for extorting $2,000 from a soldier who is paralyzed on one side of his body," wrote Gladkykh.
This detention on November 8 was reported by "Suspilne". According to the spokesperson for the SBU in the region, Yulia Tkach, the man sustained serious injuries during the battles for Chasiv Yar in the spring of 2023. At that time, fragments from a Russian guided bomb injured the soldier, resulting in paralysis on the left side of his body. The head of the MSEC was caught red-handed while receiving the full bribe amount.
"The soldier of the Armed Forces was injured in Chasiv Yar while defending the country. This includes both the bribe-taker and her leader, Petro Oleksiyovych. How cynical do you have to be to shed tears at the graves of defenders in front of PR cameras while simultaneously collecting money from Ukrainians and robbing soldiers with a gang of bribe-takers, all while having over 1 billion in your pocket (which is how much Poroshenko has been accumulating monthly lately)? By the way, the reflex to take bribes hasn't disappeared from Petro's team since his 'hetman' days. Pay attention! A number of MSEC leaders today are deputies from 'European Solidarity,'” the political analyst emphasized.
He added that corrupt officials from Poroshenko's party are being found in other departments as well.
"A number of prosecutors who have issued themselves disabilities were appointed during the prosecutor's office reform in Poroshenko's time – Lutsenko. Customs officers caught taking bribes turn out to be deputies of local councils from the 'gray-haired' party. Just consider the deputy from 'European Solidarity,' Svitlana Baranska, who was recently caught during customs fraud. The weight of this corruption scandal was already $1.5 million. And these are just the facts from the last month... Corruption without Petro is not corruption," stated Gladkykh.
The expert believes that the corruption system was not just created during Poroshenko's time, but by him personally.
"It is noteworthy that it was during Poroshenko's time that the 'bomb' of prosecutors' disabilities, corrupt MSEC leaders, customs officers, etc., was laid. Petro Oleksiyovych was not just vacationing in the Maldives and shaking hands with [illegitimate president of the aggressor country Russia, Vladimir] Putin. He effectively built this entire corruption system, the consequences of which we see today," he concluded.