Former Vice-President of the United States Joe Biden has received $900 million for lobbying from the oil and gas company “Burisma Group”, said Ukrainian MP Andrey Derkach, which refers to the materials of the investigation in several criminal proceedings.

On a press-conferences in Agency “Interfax-Ukraine” on Wednesday Derkach released these documents, stressing that in criminal proceedings describes the mechanism for obtaining money Biden senior.

“This transfer of funds “Burisma Goup” for lobbying, according to the investigation, personally, Joe Biden through lobbying company. Money in the amount of $900 thousand was transferred to the account of American company “Rosemont Seneca Partners”, associated according to open sources, including the New York Times, with Biden. Payment – payment for consulting services,” – said the MP.

Derkach announced the amount of funds transferred to the representatives of the “Burisma Group” among which appears and hunter Biden.

“According to the documents, all in favor (former President of Poland, in 2014, an independent Director of “Burisma Holdings” – if), Alexander Kwasniewski (President of the Council of independent Directors “Burisma” – if), Alan Apter, (independent Directors “Burisma” – if) and Devon Archer (also included in the 2014 Board of Directors independent Directors “Burisma” – if), hunter Biden “Burisma” paid at least $16.5 million,” – said the MP.

In addition, he stressed that using political and economic leverage over the Ukrainian government by manipulating the issue of granting financial aid to Ukraine, Joe Biden actively supported the closure of criminal cases related to the activities of the former Minister of ecology Mykola Zlochevsky, who is President and owner of “Burisma Group”.

“The fifth Biden’s visit to Kiev on 7-8 December 2015 was devoted to the issue of retirement (holding then a post of the Prosecutor General of Ukraine – if), Victor the case Zlochevsky and Burisma. The subject of pressure was $1 billion in loan guarantees that the United States had to provide Ukraine. The fact of the pressure itself acknowledged Biden, in his speech at the Council of foreign relations of the United States in January 2018, called Shokin “son of a bitch who was dismissed,” said Derkach.

Also, noted people’s Deputy of Ukraine, the fact of the bindings from the US business Zlochevsky to the loan guarantees shows the chronology of events.

So, according to information on one of the slides of the presentation Derkach, after the promulgation of the decree about the dismissal of Shokin as Prosecutor General of Ukraine April 3, 2016 June 3, the government of the United States and Ukraine signed a loan guarantee agreement in the amount of $1 billion.

“In this case is factual material that needs to be investigated. Is the body that has the authority to investigate.. this is the U.S. Department of justice. If the General Prosecutor of Ukraine will sign documents and will be sent to the U.S. justice Department without any requests, he will carry out his mission,” – said the Deputy.

According to Derkach, the Prosecutor General of Ukraine has such powers.

“And this is a way for the President Zelensky – public issue of international corruption. I am sure that he is not involved in this international corruption,” he said.

Earlier it was reported that Derkach at a press conference in Agency “Interfax-Ukraine” published the correspondence of employees of NAB and employees of the U.S. Embassy in Kiev. As evidenced by the correspondence, repeatedly, since July 14, 2017 from the email mailbox of the assistant to the first Deputy head of the NABOO Guizot Plavi Paulina czyż to the address of a specialist on legal issues of the programme of fight against corruption of the US justice Department of the USA Embassy in Ukraine Anna Yemelyanova were sent lists of criminal proceedings, which involved the detectives NAB.

The MP also said that the materials for “NABU-leaks” will be published on his page on the social network Facebook, and received from investigative journalists the materials have already been transferred to the State Bureau of investigation (RRT) and the Prosecutor General of Ukraine.

In addition, Derkach announced that initiated the creation of parliamentary temporary Commission of inquiry and also filed an application to reopen the case against officials of Ukraine on the fact of interference in elections. Poego said the hearing will be held on October 21.

“Burisma Holdings” – gas company with assets in Ukraine, registered in Cyprus. Among the three largest independent gas producers in Ukraine with headquarters in Kiev. The founder and ultimate beneficiary “Burisma Holdings” is Nikolay Zlochevsky.

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