Poroshenko reprimanded Kolomoisky

President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko reprimanded the governor of the Dnipropetrovsk region, the co -owner of the Privat group Igor Kolomoisky for violating the rules of professional ethics after his insulting statements to journalists.

"To declare a reprimand to the chairman of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional State Administration Igor Valerievich Kolomoisky for violating the rules of professional ethics, an act that defeats him as a civil servant," the decree posted on the website of the Ukrainian president said.

Earlier, Poroshenko, as noted by RIA Novosti, instructed his administration to evaluate Kolomoisky’s statements to journalists to recover.

The scandal with the participation of Kolomoisky occurred due to the change in the leadership of Ukrtransnafta-the company-operator of the main oil pipelines. On the night of Friday, March 20, a businessman, communicating with journalists, swore an obscenely on a Radio Liberty correspondent.

On March 19, the chairman of the board of Ukrtransnaft, Alexander Lazorko, who is considered the Protection of Kolomoisky, was removed from office by decision of the Supervisory Board. The Miroshnik, appointed by the temporary head of the enterprise, said that the activities of Ukrtransnafta will be verified during his predecessor.

The resignation of Lazorko, according to Zn.ua, was initiated by the Ministry of Energy of Ukraine. Claims to the leadership of Ukrtransnafta were related to increased costs for the storage of technological oil at the capacities of Privat. According to the source, the cost of storage was doubled, so daily expenses amounted to 2.5 million hryvnias (about 6.4 million rubles).

Lazorko considered the removal unreasonable. It was reported that his security blocked the entrance to the building and refused to pass there a new leader who arrived accompanied by Alfa fighters. Kolomoisky also came to the office with his deputy Igor Korban. According to unofficial data, the businessman was accompanied by machine gunners. He later told reporters that there was an attempt by the raider seizure of the company, to which Igor Kononenko was allegedly involved - deputy head of the pro -presidential faction in the Verkhovna Rada.

Representatives of the parliamentary faction of the block Petro Poroshenko after that announced their intention to seek Kolomoisky's resignation from the governor’s post.

On March 20, Kolomoisky said that certain agreements were reached with the leadership of Ukraine on Ukrtransnafta. According to him, he agreed with Poroshenko and Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk that the company's activities would be verified. At the same time, the former head of the enterprise Alexander Lazorko, according to Kolomoisky, agreed with the resignation. “He will no longer return to the company, he is offended by this situation, but we will find such a valuable frame where to attach,” Kolomoisky said.