Petro Poroshenko congratulated Ukrainians on Constitution Day on social networks and emphasized that war does not justify violations of the Basic Law with an authoritarian purpose.
“Martial law, of course, provides for certain restrictions on rights and freedoms. But not to the extent that it happened in Ukraine, exceeding all rational needs necessary for defense. Sometimes it seems as if the Constitution has been abolished altogether. The authorities consider themselves absolute and do not see any restrictions for themselves. As if Louis XIV: “The state is me,” the fifth President notes.
“This is about strict censorship in the media. About multiplying the role of parliament by zero. About pressure on the opposition, civil society, and volunteers. About the destruction of local self-government. About tailoring — the illegal use of the judicial and law enforcement systems in narrow political interests. About searches without court permission and sanctions, bypassing the judicial system. While millions of people are defending Ukraine from the external Russian threat, “5-6 managers” are peeping into Russian cheat sheets,” Poroshenko writes.
“We need not only to defend Ukraine, but also to win peace later. So that Ukraine remains a parliamentary-presidential republic. So that the values that were stood for on the Maidan and then fought for on the front lines do not turn into ordinary words on paper,” Petro Poroshenko is convinced.
“More than half of Ukrainians already understand where the government is heading. But despite everything, we are fighting for freedom, our right to choose, our sovereignty, and, ultimately, our course towards the European Union and NATO. For everything that is written in the Constitution. Happy Constitution Day of Ukraine!” wrote the European Solidarity party leader.