Petro Poroshenko at passport control at the airport in KievKYIV, 17.A rally of supporters of the ex-president of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko is held on Monday near the building of the Pechersky district court in Kiev, where a meeting is to begin on choosing a preventive measure for him in the case of treason, a RIA Novosti correspondent reports. The former president of Ukraine returned to Kiev on Monday and will visit the Pechersky district the court where he was summoned to choose a measure of restraint in the case of high treason. Several thousand supporters of Poroshenko gathered near the Zhuliany airport. Before flying to Kiev, Poroshenko told RIA Novosti that he was not afraid of arrest, as he felt the truth and support of the people of Ukraine behind him. Several hundred supporters of the ex-president are holding a rally demanding an end to the persecution of Poroshenko. They were placed on both sides of the carriageway of Vladimirskaya Street, where the courthouse is located. They hold party and state flags. A large screen has been installed at the entrance to the court, on which the court session will be broadcast. The security of the court has been strengthened, paddy wagons are on duty not far from the court. The traffic on Volodymyrska street is not blocked yet.Poroshenko told how they tried not to let him into Ukraine. Earlier, the press service of the State Bureau of Investigation reported that the Pechersky District Court of Kiev on January 17 will consider a petition to elect a preventive measure for Poroshenko in a case of treason. On December 17, 2021, Poroshenko, suspected in a case of treason, left country and went on a diplomatic tour, during which visits to Turkey and Poland were planned. He later promised to return to his homeland on January 17. Poroshenko's defense and supporters have repeatedly stated that the ex-president's foreign visit was planned in advance. Earlier, the press service of the Ukrainian prosecutor general's office said that the prosecutor's office would ask the court to arrest Poroshenko in a treason case with the possibility of posting a bail of about $37 million. The party of the ex-president «European Solidarity» considers this political repression. According to a number of Ukrainian media, the Kiev Pechersk Court allowed Poroshenko to be detained in order to take him to court and choose a preventive measure. Poroshenko first became a suspect in treason and aiding terrorism in the case of coal supplies from Donbass. Earlier, the ex-president stated that 130 criminal cases were initiated against him, but about 40 of them were closed. Poroshenko has the status of a suspect in the case of the appointment of Serhiy Semochko as Deputy Head of the Foreign Intelligence Service of Ukraine. He is charged with abuse of power in this case. Poroshenko appears in cases on the appointment of judges, on the movement of paintings across the state border, on the incident with Ukrainian ships in the Kerch Strait, on the transfer of land. In these cases, the ex-president has the status of a witness.
