KYIV. January 24. UNN.
Over the last two days, demotivators depicting former Prime Minister of Ukraine Yulia Tymoshenko and MP Yevhen Shcherban, who was murdered in 1996, have been appearing increasingly active on social media and the streets of the capital, reports
Demotivators that were previously posted exclusively on social media have now begun to appear on the streets of Kyiv, specifically in the center of the capital — on Maidan Nezalezhnosti (Independence Square).
However, while the theme of demotivators used to be humor, they now have a political character and concern the murder of the prominent politician Yevhen Shcherban.
The images also depict former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko. The most common caption is: "'Paid up' in '96."
And one states the following: "SHE killed him. Are you sure SHE won't do the same to YOU?".
The demotivators are mostly placed on bulletin boards.
It is currently unknown who placed them in the center of the capital and why.
Law enforcement authorities currently have no information regarding the appearance of the demotivators in the capital.
As a reminder, Prosecutor General Viktor Pshonka stated at a briefing on January 18 that former Prime Minister of Ukraine Yulia Tymoshenko could face life imprisonment if it is proven that she ordered the murder of People's Deputy Yevhen Shcherban.
As is known, Yevhen Shcherban, a member of the executive committee of the Liberal Party and a deputy of the Verkhovna Rada, was shot dead on November 3, 1996, at the Donetsk airport upon arrival from Moscow. The perpetrators fled the scene in a car. Shcherban, his wife, and a mechanic died from their wounds. The aircraft's flight engineer died in the hospital from a gunshot wound to the neck. Law enforcement agencies ruled out a political version of the murder and pursued a criminal one as the primary lead.
In April 2003, the Luhansk Region Court of Appeal sentenced Shcherban's killers to life imprisonment. Specifically, Vadym Bolotskykh was sentenced to life imprisonment with confiscation of property for the murder of Shcherban. The defendants were members of a criminal group operating in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions. The leader of the group, Yevhen Kushnir, died in the Donetsk pre-trial detention center.
In April, Shcherban's son, Donetsk Regional Council deputy Ruslan Shcherban, stated that he had handed over documents to the Prosecutor General's Office regarding the possible involvement of former Prime Ministers Tymoshenko and Lazarenko in his father's murder.