Ukrainian Supreme Rada investigating commission chief Valery Konovalyuk
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Kiev Supplied Attack Weapons to Georgia
Ukraine is morally responsible for the events in South Caucasus, as civilians and Russia's peacekeepers were killed there from weapons supplied by Ukraine, Vesti reported the statement made by Ukrainian Supreme Rada investigating commission chief Valery Konovalyuk.
The size of supplies exceeded defense needs of Ukraine and the excess provokes certain questions to suppliers, Konovalyuk said. "Those were the attacking weapons that clearly provided for the preparation to the military operation and the start of aggression."
Konovalyuk chairs the investigating commission of Ukrainian parliament that probes into supplies of Ukrainian weapons to Georgia. "It will complete the investigation despite that it is encountering with permanent obstacles," the official vowed, pointing out that Ukraine proceeds with supplying weapons to Georgia.
In the wake of Konovalyuk's statement, Ukrainian Prosecutor General Office launched a probe into the alleged violation of Ukrainian laws when supplying the weapons to Georgia.
Konovalyuk announced October 8 that the money generated from selling the weapons to Georgia had never reached the state budget or the Defense Ministry and that the law on legal treatment of military assets had been breached. By order of President Viktor Yushchenko, the weapons had been withdrawn from standby alert to be delivered to Georgia, the lawmaker said.
Ukrainian National Security and Defense Council contested the accusations of Konovalyuk in part of alleged supplies of weapons at knock-down prices. The allegations were subjective and unprofessional, the Council rebuffed.
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