Kyril Shevchenko was governor of the National Bank of Ukraine. He fled from Zelensky’s regime to Vienna. He feels politically persecuted and is still waiting for asylum after two years. An explosive case at the highest level.
When Kyril Shevchenko tells his story, you feel like you are in a political thriller. He sits in the office of his Viennese lawyer and reports on his escape from Ukraine and the background, which reaches into the highest circles.
Death threats, planned kidnapping
And about death threats and indications of a planned kidnapping by the Ukrainian secret service. The “Krone” has relevant reports, affidavits, documents and correspondence with the authorities.
put pressure on law enforcement
The 52-year-old, who has a doctorate in economics and law, became governor of the National Bank of Ukraine on July 16, 2020. Under Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who leads the heroic defensive battle against aggressor Putin in the global spotlight. There are also other sites. As he says, Shevchenko refused to align counterproductive economic measures with the dictates of political decision-makers. He also refused to grant staff requests – i.e. “post-corruption”. There have been interventions by the highest authorities on several occasions in what is, according to international assessments, the most corrupt country in Europe. The pressure was enormous.
On October 4, 2022, Shevchenko, who kept the National Bank on track during wartime, resigned as governor. The next day he was listed as a suspect in a criminal case for embezzlement. As director of a bank, he and others are said to have embezzled several million. “All false accusations,” he says. He feels politically persecuted. The allegations against him were already investigated in 2019 and no violations were found.
WKStA investigations stopped
Shevchenko fled to Vienna. After more than two years he speaks reasonable German. And is still waiting for his asylum decision. “A classic case of political persecution,” say his lawyers.
To this day, people have always been put off. After threats, Shevchenko’s personal protection was also requested several times. And recently there were complaints that there were concrete indications that Shevchenko would be kidnapped by secret service people and taken to Ukraine. The documents are available to the “Crown”. Nothing happened. Instead, Shevchenko was investigated by the WKStA for money laundering. Indicated by a person whose identity has been excluded from access to the files, his lawyer emphasizes. The procedure was stopped in June.
Response from the Ministry of the Interior
The Ministry of the Interior is responsible for asylum and personal protection. asked the “Krone”. Why does the prominent refugee have no asylum or protection? Have any decisions been taken at the highest level between Austria and Ukraine in this regard? In any case, Shevchenko and his lawyers do not rule it out. The Home Office briefly states that, except in exceptional cases, no information on individual cases can be provided for data protection reasons. “Only after a comprehensive, individual investigation has been conducted in accordance with all legal requirements will a decision be made in the individual case.”
In any case, Kyril Shevchenko feels very comfortable in Austria. Yet he wants to return to his homeland. Contribute to development in Ukraine. All this will probably take a while.
Source: Krone
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