We, the Board of the National Bank of Ukraine, publicly declare the unacceptability of these purposeful, systematic attacks on the ex-Governor of the central bank, Valeria Gontareva, and, through her, all reformers who worked and work for the benefit of Ukraine. This is no longer a series of incidents, it is TERROR. Its purpose is to intimidate reformers, past and present, and to paralyze our activities, to silence us.
We will not be silent. This is a direct and undisguised threat to democracy and the reforms that Ukraine’s future and the wellbeing of its people depend on.
But it is not just a threat to the reforms. It is a threat to every citizen, and their constitutional rights and freedoms, which the state has committed to protect.
Furthermore, it threatens the complete destruction of the moral values of a democratic society in favor of terror.
We call for action. Law enforcement authorities must promptly and impartially investigate this series of attacks, as well as offenses against the owners and shareholders of insolvent banks of which the NBU has previously informed these authorities.
We insist that the constitutional rights of all the citizens of Ukraine, for the protection of life and health, should be secured not by words – but by actions.