Ukrainian holding Ostchem, which is part of Group DF, which is owned by oligarch Dmitry Firtash, stops the enterprise PJSC "Azot in Cherkasy PJSC "Rivneazot" in Rivne due to the pressure of people's deputies of the Popular front and their commissioners in the power. "in connection with the system and unprecedented pressure on business Ostchem (chemical holding group) of people's deputies of the Popular front and their commissioners in power, Group DF says about stopping Ostchem plants - Cherkasy OJSC "Azot" and JSC " Rivneazot ", - is informed in the report of the organization on Facebook. "The business of Group DF has to work in conditions of military conflict in the Donbas, and large-scale political campaign against the group and its owner ", - emphasized in the press service of the organization." First, in may of last year because of confidentiality requirements, we had to stop two companies in the area of ATO is "Concern" styrene " and "Severodonetsk Association" Nitrogen ". Then we did everything in their power to the max download two of our other chemical businesses - Cherkasy Azot and Rivneazot and to equip Ukrainian agribusiness fertilizers ", - informs the press service of the group." However, further deliberate fabrication of a number of criminal cases against officials of Ostchem plants and vs. plants themselves, as well as absolutely unlawful detention in plants the main raw material - gas, deprived and these businesses the opportunity to work. Because of this, Cherkasy Azot and Rivneazot stopped in jeopardy was the autumn sowing, most of the thousands of Ukrainian have the opportunity to remain without work ", - added in Ostchem." Continuous cynical attacks with an interest commissioners " Popular front ", which occupy the position of head of government authorities, truly aimed at destroying businesses and jobs and harm to whole sectors of the Ukrainian economy. Recent statements of the Minister of interior about the owner of Group DF on the investigation of the Ministry of internal Affairs of Ukraine trumped-up cases against the leadership of Ostchem we regard as the political persecution and the latest attempt to pressure business, and justice", declares in the organization. On interrogation in court of Vienna on 30 April, the Ukrainian oligarch Dmitry Firtash told about its role in the nomination of Petro Poroshenko in the presidential elections. He said that the conclusion of the nomination Poroshenko for President of the state in the spring of 2014 was made at his meeting with the future head of the country and the leader of the "Udar" Vitali Klitschko. The businessman also said that in 2009, when the U.S. supported Tymoshenko in the presidential elections, He made a bid for Yanukovych." I have had several secret meetings with Yulia Tymoshenko, and she would say: step away from Yanukovych and support me, we'll take care of everything, otherwise the U.S. will not leave you alone, " He said. That day in Vienna began the trial on the issue of extradition of Firtash in the US, accused of bribing Indian officials to obtain permission for the development of titanium deposits in India. Firtash did not agree to voluntary extradition. From the outset, the request for the detention of Firtash from U.S. government agencies were received in November 2013. However, It was cancelled after a few days, about what the U.S. government had notified at the end of 2013. Then, on 27 February 2014, has received a new request with the same content, and on 12 March a warrant was issued for the detention, which was made law enforcement agencies in Vienna the same day. After entering of pledge on March 21, He was released under recognizance not to leave. Remember, Ukraine is fighting the oligarchs, which involves, for example, Rinat Akhmetov, Dmitry Firtash, Igor Kolomoisky and the head of state Petro Poroshenko. Firtash attack using controlled by other oligarchs, media, police state controlled by political opponents Firtash, handle criminal cases of fraud in companies. In early April, "Naftogaz of Ukraine" sought through the court of the debt of a group of plants Firtash's Ostchem. April 29 court of Kyiv satisfied the petition of the Main investigation Department of the Ministry of internal Affairs of Ukraine on the seizure of nearly five hundred million cubic meters of natural gas of Ostchem.