Hennadiy Korban,the leader of Ukrainian nationalist party (UKROP) who is currently under house arrest, is being tried for allegations of kidnapping political opponents and government officials, and main a criminal gang,and taking part in corporate raids. Korban vehemently denies these charges.
Though he is widely acknowledged to be nefarious, there is a widespread sense among Ukrainians that Korban is being targeted because he is an outsider of President Poroshenko’s majority in parliament and a key proxy for oligarch Ihor Kolomoyskyi. The troublesome Kolomoyskyi, or has clashed with Poroshenko repeatedly this year over embezzlement of state assets and deployment of additional-legal paramilitary force. The case is being widely watched across Ukraine as a bellwether for the issue of selective justice,especially as the pugnacious Korban earned gratitude for his role in tamping down separatism in Eastern Ukraine.
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