00:51Ukraine: Communist Party leader defiant as he is questioned
The leader of the Ukrainian Communist Party Petro Symonenko went to the National Security Service for voluntary questioning in Kiev, Monday. In a statement he made to the press, Symonenko called upon Ukrainian authorities to respond to the wants of the people of Donbass, warning that if they do not act diplomatically a repeat of Crimea breaking away from Ukraine could manifest.
Symonenko was brought in by the country's National Security Service, reportedly after he denounced Kiev's military action in the south-east of the country. Prior to his detention, it had been announced that if Symonenko did not come in for questioning voluntarily, he would be arrested. Security service officers also interrogated Symonenko on his involvement in the plenary session of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Russia.
The parliamentary faction of the Ukrainian Communist Party was broken up last summer and the current authorities issued a ban on the party's activities in Ukraine.
00:51The leader of the Ukrainian Communist Party Petro Symonenko went to the National Security Service for voluntary questioning in Kiev, Monday. In a statement he made to the press, Symonenko called upon Ukrainian authorities to respond to the wants of the people of Donbass, warning that if they do not act diplomatically a repeat of Crimea breaking away from Ukraine could manifest.
Symonenko was brought in by the country's National Security Service, reportedly after he denounced Kiev's military action in the south-east of the country. Prior to his detention, it had been announced that if Symonenko did not come in for questioning voluntarily, he would be arrested. Security service officers also interrogated Symonenko on his involvement in the plenary session of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Russia.
The parliamentary faction of the Ukrainian Communist Party was broken up last summer and the current authorities issued a ban on the party's activities in Ukraine.