Posted on 05/02/2014 2:58:37 AM PDT by WhiskeyX
“Nope. The impeachment was completely illegal. Article 111 of the Ukrainian constitution clearly states that:
1. Constitutional court must make a verdict on the charges of treason against the president
3. 3/4 of the members of parliament need to vote for the impeachment - that is 338 out of 450 MPs. On February 21 only 328 MPs voted for the impeachment.”
There you go again with the false statements claiming the Verkhovna Rada unconstitutionally impeached Yanukovych for committing treason. Yanukovych gave the National Deputies his resignation before the Verkhovna Rada could take any action for impeachment, and then fled the Ukraine. After he was safe in the custody of the Russians, Yanukovych belatedly denied his giving the national Deputies his resignation. The Verkhovna Rada determined Yanukovych had in fact given his resignation to the parliament and passed the following resolution in accordance with Article 112 of the Constitution:
25.02.2014 13:18
Press office of President’s Resolution of the Verkhovna Rada No. 764-VII of 23.02.2014
On conferring powers of the President of Ukraine on the Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada according to article 112 of the Constitution of Ukraine’
given that President of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych withdrew from performing the constitutional powers
The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine hereby resolves:
1. To confer the powers of the President of Ukraine on Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Turchynov Oleksandr Valentynovych according to article 112 of the Constitution of Ukraine.
2. The given Resolution shall enter into force upon its adoption.
Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada
O.TURCHYNOV
If Yanukovych decides to continue to contest the Verkhovna Rada’s decision to accept his resignation from office, his recourse is to file a complaint with the Constitutional Court. To date Yanukovych has chosen to not file such a complaint with the court. Consequently the Verhovna Rada had the constitutional authority and the required minimum quorum and votes to provide a caretaker administration pending the next scheduled election/s.
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“He never resigned, please don’t make things up, everyone knows that.”
You have no credible evidence to support your accusation against the multiple elected Deputies of the Verkhovna Rada (Parliament). All you have is the claim of the former convicted criminal and alleged rapist who is wanted to stand trial for far more momentus crimes subject to the International Court of Justice. You are engaging in false propaganda by saying I am making something up after I already quoted the exact wording of the resolution adopted by the overwhelming majority of Deputies of the Verkhovna Rada (Parliament). Name calling the Deputies elected in 2012 and earlier as “thugs” is yet another example of you using false propaganda to excuse a Russian war of aggression. If you want proof of the resignation of Yanukovych, all you have to do is take him to the Constitutional Court and assist him to file a lawsuit in that court to restore him to office. If you refuse to do that much, it is readily apparent Yanukovych withdrew from his office and refuses to perform his duties as he is obligated to do.
“But I guess when thugs say ‘you resigned’ without offering anything to back that up, there is only so much you can do.”
No. What they did was nullify a honest election, by all accounts, by the majority. The parliament appointed a 'caretaker', not someone that would high-jack the country, until an election could be held ~May 25th.
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