Ivano-Frankivsk corruptive scandal damages reputation of the Svoboda party
On October 9, special-service agents were trying to detain the Head of the Department of Architecture and Urban Planning Oleh Harkota, property developer Volodymyr Balahura, and the leader of the All-Ukrainian Union Svoboda faction in the City Council Roman Onufriev, right in the center of Ivano-Frankivsk city. However, Mr. Onufriev and Mr. Balahura were released under the pressure from the crowd. Officers of the law charge them with privity to taking a bribe in amount of 30 thousand dollars...