Chairman of the Federation Council of the Russian Federation Valentina Matvienko. Archival photoMOSCOW, Apr 14Detention in Ukraine of the head of the Ukrainian party «Opposition Platform — For Life» Viktor Medvedchuk is a persecution for political views, a fight against dissent and a violation of the foundations of democracy and parliamentarism, said the speaker of the Federation Council of the Russian Federation Valentina Matvienko.» In handcuffs — not just a citizen expressing his position, but an acting deputy, party leader. A popular politician who openly advocated peace in the Donbas from the very beginning. A person who actively helped solve humanitarian issues, organized the exchange of detainees. There is a persecution for political views, the fight against dissent and the grossest violation of the foundations of democracy and parliamentarism,» she wrote in her Telegram channel. attracting the maximum attention of international institutions and organizations.Therefore, I gave an instruction to prepare an appeal to the committee of the Inter-Parliamentary Union on human rights in relation to parliamentarians. The document will be sent to the Secretary General of the organization in the near future,» she added.
