Dnipro mayor Filatov accuses law enforcement officers of trying to destroy local self-government

Borys Filatov claims a large-scale campaign has been deployed to destroy local self-government with the involvement of law enforcement officers.

The mayor of Dnipro published this statement on his Facebook page.

"Friends, as you may have noticed, over the past few weeks, an unprecedented campaign to destroy local self-government has been launched against the Dnipro City Council. Dozens of criminal cases, hundreds of searches, numerous arrests. All this arbitrariness somehow strangely coincides with a terrible information campaign to discredit employees and deputies," said Borys Filatov.

He emphasized that such arbitrariness is happening despite the fact that the front is approaching the city of Dnipro.

"The front is getting closer and closer to Dnipro, and people who have and should at least do something are being systematically exterminated and destroyed. Soon there will not be a single professional leader who can go to the place of a missile strike. Because they are all either suspended or arrested altogether," emphasized Filatov.

He also reported that the Dnipro City Council cannot purchase either drones or electronic warfare items "due to the endless harassment of those who work around the clock on the vitality of Ukrainian cities."

According to the mayor of Dnipro, such pressure from law enforcement officers will continue.

"Now there is actually a second million army of people in the rear, justifying their absence at the front by mass bullying of business and local self-government. So I want to warn all citizens - this will continue. The reasons are unknown to me. That may be an indication, preparation for the elections or the desire to profit from other people's health and honor. Or, perhaps, this is part of the Russian scenario," Filatov said.

Filatov emphasized that the city authorities are ready to give comprehensive and public answers to all accusations.

Commenting on the situation in general, the mayor of Dnipro also noted that during almost 10 years of his tenure, law enforcement officers fabricated and opened several hundred criminal cases, but there was not a single court verdict.

"The people who are now using the dirtiest methods to destroy us have been lying for almost 10 years! Fabricating cases and doing stupid things - while eating billions of taxpayers and hiding from the front under booking. But where is at least one court verdict? Let's remember the year 2020, when the same game happened before the elections, and when 300 (!!!) criminal cases were opened against the mayor's office. And the result was zero!!!" emphasized the mayor of Dnipro.

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