The wife of Ukrainian President Yushchenko Catherine Claire against a deputy Leonid Grach

In late May, MP from the Communist Party, Leonid Grach, appealed to the parliament with a demand to create a temporary commission to investigate “facts evidencing the American citizen” of the First Lady of Ukraine Kateryna Yushchenko. As stated in the deputy circulation to the head of the MVD Graça, Yuri Lutsenko, in March 2005, First Lady took the citizenship of Ukraine, while pledging to within 2 years to renounce U.S. citizenship, and until March 2007 to the competent authorities the necessary documents. In response to a request Hrach E. Yushchenko issued a June 3 open letter, which stated that a citizen of one country - Ukraine renounced U.S. citizenship, informs RIA “New Region”. She also stated that it intends to apply to court for libel by Leonid Grach.

Grach, for his part, expressed surprise that intention wife of Ukrainian President. He noted that if the First Lady really unleash a legal battle against him, he would thereby set a precedent to bring to justice the people’s deputy of Ukraine for the fact that he has the official right to send deputies to the higher authority requests and bring a wide publicity through the media. Furthermore, Grach questioned the arguments put forward in his open letter, “Catherine Claire Yushchenko.” “Why only in October 2007 (and that means - just over six months ago), she finally, if you believe popular online photocopy certificate acquired the U.S. State Department on the loss of American citizenship? (:) What right had the President’s wife to be simultaneously a citizen of Ukraine and U.S. citizen, why it turned a blind eye to the President? “And what, Madam Yushchenko, to be with facts such as your statement that you are in October 2007 came out of his American citizenship, but earlier, on Sept. 30, 2007, participated in vote at the early parliamentary elections? Therefore you acknowledge that your voice in support of the president’s party is not valid? “, - said the people’s deputy.

Catherine YuschenkoPo view MP from the Communist Party of Ukraine Alexander Golub, an open letter to Kateryna Yushchenko suggests that she “has something to fear. Such action (suit) with her hand, I perceive as an attempt to intimidate the KPU. “She is trying to intimidate a faction of the Communist Party by the courts. This is not the case. It is unlikely that they will shut our mouths these vessels, it is unlikely they will stop us in defending their positions,” - thinks the MP. “I would like to recall that the essence of the position of Leonid Grach was to ensure that the public and the parliament should look into the matter and see if there are, or have no Kateryna Yushchenko’s dual citizenship, whether to keep it for a U.S. citizenship, and whether her children United States citizens. Gratch position was - to clarify the situation for the society, establish a commission to investigate, to make people aware, “- concluded Alexander Golub.

4 June 2008 | committee, facts, guide, inquiry, may, mp, president, supreme council, ukraine

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