The son of ex-President of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych, Viktor Yanukovych Jr. could be in the territory of the Russian Federation With documents in another name, if you participated in the program of protection of witnesses, said on Sunday Last news source in the Russian security agencies.

Ukrainian media first announced supposed death on Baikal Viktor Yanukovych Jr. as if he was driving fell through the ice of a van and drowned. According to the information of EMERCOM of Russia in the Irkutsk region, on the waters of lake Baikal in the North end of the island Olkhon 20 March fell through the ice in the car were in it With a driver and five passengers. In the operational headquarters in the affected area were informed that in the end the state of emergency on Baikal died a native of the capital of Russia Viktor Davydov.

"whereas, what the prosecution was promised by the current Ukrainian government to former President Yanukovych and members of his family, and that the Russian Federation is being investigated by a series of criminal Ukraine, Viktor Yanukovych could recognize in need of state protection and give it a fresh documents in another name," said the head of the Department.

according to his statement, the RF Law "On state protection of victims, witnesses and other participants in criminal proceedings" provides an opportunity to protect not only the official victims or witnesses, but also to other Residents, whose role the police consider it important to investigate.

"The law provides a measure of security, as the replacement of identity documents. With the change of surname, name, patronymic and other information. And to protect information leakage, has the ability to be imposed ban on the issuance of Data About the protected person from public databases. In principle, maybe even fix appearance - if the security does not have the opportunity to be ensured by another method, " said the source.

Official clarification regarding reports in the media About the life of Viktor Yanukovych Jr. were reported. In the Ministry of foreign Affairs of Ukraine also said that he had not received correct information About the life of Yanukovych Jr.

The Russian Federal migration service before commenting on issues of citizenship or other status in Russia, ex-President of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych, pointing to the privacy of personal data.

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