Five Questions: The Arrest Of Ukrainian Oligarch Hennadiy Korban
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The arrest of a close associate of one of Ukraine’s most powerful oligarchs has pundits and the public wondering whether President Petro Poroshenko is finally cracking down on corruption or merely trying to silence political opponents.
Hennadiy Korban, the head of the anti-Poroshenko UKROP party, was initially arrested at his home on October 31 before being released and re-detained on November 3.
The speaker of Ukraine’s parliament has formally asked the country’s prosecutor-general and the head of the national security service to explain to lawmakers why Korban was arrested.
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Analysts speculate that the Korban arrest is part and parcel to the feud between Poroshenko and Kolomoyskiy. Serhiy Rudenko is one of several observers to note that Kolomoyskiy has the “financial, organizational, and media” interests to take on Poroshenko.
