Petro Poroshenko has defended the creation of a trust company. This company is located in a tax haven British Virgin Islands; known was also in the Panama papers. Poroshenko has become with its confectionary group Roshen billionaire. He now points out that he had transmitted the Ukrainian President, the management consulting and law firms. Vadim Medvedev, one of his lawyers at the Registry Avellum says that corresponds to Ukrainian law for such a conflict of interest. This so-called “blind trust” follow international standards as well, when it comes to asset management with political leaders. However, a representative of the corruption fighters of Transparency International in Ukraine refers to possible serious consequences for the country. Should Poroshenko have acted wrongly as head of state, says Andrej Marussow, then there is no public servants would feel bound still to corruption rules. According Poroschenkos lawyers his company continues to pay even with this trusteeship solution taxes in Ukraine. In this solution, a business owner remains the owner but no longer has any control over the company this occurred but has not yet. Critics accuse him but he wanted to deal with the company in the British Virgin Islands, the taxes that would be payable on a sale. Some MPs now want a Untersuchungausschuss.Mehr to: financial scandal Petro Poroshenko tax evasion tax evasion tax Paradise Ukraine

