Right Sector leader to take post in new Ukraine government

World June 04, 2014, 15:21

Russian Investigative Committee has opened criminal proceedings against Yarosh on accusation of public appeals to terrorism and extremism-related activity through media

KIEV, June 04. /ITAR-TASS/. Leader of a far-right Ukrainian party Right Sector Dmytro Yarosh, who was put on international wanted list by the Russian Investigative Committee, was offered a post in a new government in the country to be formed under President-elect Petro Poroshenko. Yarosh accepted the offer, Right Sector representative Borislav Bereza told local media on Wednesday.

“You can expect Yarosh to decide on taking a post in a new government soon,” he affirmed, also saying with hope that Right Sector would be represented in a new Ukrainian parliament, the Verkhovna Rada, where he would work together with the nationalist party Svoboda (Freedom).

The main investigation department of the Russian Investigative Committee opened criminal proceedings against Yarosh on accusation of public appeals to terrorism and extremism-related activity through media. Yarosh was put on international wanted list. Basmanny district court of Moscow sanctioned his arrest in absentia.

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