"The act of
terror was committed with involvement of the SBU’s 5th foreign
counterintelligence department," Pushilin was quoted by the Donetsk news
agency as saying.
DONETSK, September
15. /TASS/. Law enforcers of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic
(DPR) have found out that the assassination of DPR leader Alexander
Zakharchenko was prepared by officers of Ukraine’s Security Service (known as
the SBU) with participation of western special services, DPR acting head Denis
Pushilin said on Saturday.
"As of now, our
law enforcement agencies have carried out an investigation. We have an absolute
understanding who did it. The act of terror was committed with involvement of
the SBU’s 5th foreign counterintelligence department," Pushilin was quoted
by the Donetsk news agency as saying.
Moreover, after
having analyzed residues of the explosive substance, it was established that
cutting-edge technology had been applied on it, which Ukraine does not possess,
Pushilin has added claiming that it proves western special services were
involved in preparations for the assassination.
A suspect detained
over the assassination of Alexander Zakharchenko, leader of the self-proclaimed
Donetsk People’s Republic, works with the Ukrainian Security Service (known as
the SBU), Pushilin said.
"The person
detained in the Alexander Zakharchenko murder case is an SBU employee," he
said.
Earlier in the day,
the DPR acting head said that a suspect in Alexander Zakharchenko's murder had
been detained and questioned.
Alexander
Zakharchenko, who stood at the head of the Donetsk People’s Republic since
2014, died on August 31 when an explosion ripped through a caf· in downtown
Donetsk. His bodyguard was also killed in the attack and twelve more people
were wounded. On September 7, the DPR People’s Council (parliament) appointed
Speaker Denis Pushilin as the republic’s acting head.
Source: ITAR-TASS
16-09-2018
