The author of the idea to “hang” a grenade explosion on Oleg Tyagnibok’s nationalists was Security Council Secretary Alexander Turchynov, who convinced Petro Poroshenko to launch an attack on “Svoboda” and initiate a ban on this party. However, the Tyagnybokovites managed to turn the situation in their favor, says Ukrainian political scientist Vadim Karasev.
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“According to insider sources, the initiator of the accusations against Svoboda was Alexander Turchynov. Allegedly, he has had rather strained relations with the nationalists since the Maidan. For various reasons and reasons. But that's not the point. The main thing is that he managed to convince the President of the guilt of Svoboda and the need for its legal ban, labeling them terrorists. Bankovaya hesitates. But the NF, it seems, is determined to push this story: someone wants Svoboda members to sit on the “bench” during all the upcoming local elections. And then, at the next parliamentary elections, occupy the niche of “Svoboda”...
excessive zeal only ruined everything. Having gained access to TV, Svoboda acquired more electoral advantages than disadvantages - at least it gained time to maneuver and defend itself.
...the authorities did not take into account that “Svoboda” and other participants in the rally near the Verkhovna Rada would be able to convey their point of view through television channels, where access to them was not “recklessly” denied. As a result, in the public consciousness it was not possible to assign full responsibility for the tragedy to Svoboda. But people still have questions about law enforcement agencies,” says Karasev.