The Prosecutor's office of the self-proclaimed Luhansk national Republic opened a criminal case under the criminal code on the fact of fraud of Ukrainian businessman Sergei Kurchenko, who sought a monopoly on the supply of fuel and lubricants in the Republic, said the Deputy Minister of fuel and energy of the LPR Oleksandr Melnychuk.

before the head of the self-proclaimed LNR and DND signed a decree which forbade to supply petroleum products and lubricants in the Republic of Kurchenko's companies due to the disruption of fuel supplies, After which the FSC was formed is a shortage of petroleum and increased prices. The activity of the businessman is being investigated by the DNI on the subject of probable sabotage to destabilize the situation in the Donbass, pending investigation Kurchenko and his Commissioners will not be able to enter the area of DND.

"The Prosecutor's office brought the case under the criminal code on the fact of fraud of the oligarch. In his new post I will do my very best to the decree of the head of the LPR inquiry, the activities of Kurchenko was done and the culprits duly punished ", - reported in circulation, the Deputy Minister, published on the first day of the week on the Internet representation of the Luhansk information center.

at rallies in early April last year the residents of Donetsk and Lugansk regions of Ukraine, do not recognise the legitimacy of the February coup, announced the development of " people's republics ". After held in may referendum the Republic declared its sovereignty, put together their own authorities. 2 November in DND and LNR elections of heads of republics and deputies of parliaments. Kiev DND and LNR not recognize. The Ukrainian authorities in April of last year began military action against the republics. According to the final data of the UN, the victims of the conflict began more than 8 thousand people.

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