Ukrainian MP kidnapped by unidentified attackers in Odessa

Oleksiy Honcharenko, a member of the Petro Poroshenko Bloc parliamentary faction, has been abducted

23 February 2017, 1:52pm

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Ukraine Parliament member Oleksii Honcharenko (C), of the Petro Poroshenko Bloc party, was abducted by an unknown attacker

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Ukrainian lawmaker Oleksiy Honcharenko was kidnapped by unidentified attackers in the southern city of Odessa, a senior lawmaker and regional authorities said on Thursday.

"An emergency has happened: Oleksiy Honcharenko has been kidnapped by unknown people in Odessa in broad daylight," the head of President Petro Poroshenko's BPP faction, Ihor Hryniv, told parliament.

36-year-old Honcharenko, a native of Odessa, is one of the deputy heads of the BPP bloc in parliament and is known for being outspoken on a wide range of political issues.

Odessa's prosecutor's office also said the MP had been kidnapped, but did not give further details.

"Law enforcement agencies are taking all measures for the search, Security Service of Ukraine spokeswoman Olena Hytlianska said. “The Security Service has also joined the search,” she added.