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Why do we live so bad?
Oleksandr Burmagin
Who pays for the violation of rights?
Alexandr Burmagin
Knocking in the heaven's door
Natalya Kozarenko
"The show of "wooden people"
Alla Tyutyunnyk
A court forbids freedom of speech in Kherson
Alexandr Burmagin
Honest official has nothing to conceal.
How is everything going with freedom of speech in Kherson region?
Alexandr Burmagin
Three people refused from Ukrainian citizenship
Why did they make such decision?

Aleksandr Burmagin
No one was responsible for this death
Alexandr Burmagin
   

Knocking in the heaven's door

In 2001 Mr. Fuklev had a tragedy in his family, his wife died from hysteromyoma in Kherson district hospital. She had a rather easy operation and it's practically impossible to die from it. That's why after getting of death certificate Valeryy Andreyevych required a forensic medical examination. But… at the hospital they conducted necropsy without his consent. And at morgue of the hospital all the gold teeth of deceased were pulled out.
Valeryy Andreyevych buried his beloved wife and decided to punished culprits of this tragedy. He filed a lawsuit with the requirement to institute legal proceeding. Materials were passed from police to Suvorov's prosecutor's office and it was turned down. And only after the General prosecutor's office's interference legal proceeding was initiated. But the case was periodically closed and reopened over the past two years. V.A. Fuklev appealed the decision twice and his appeals were complied. Last time legal proceeding was began once again after General prosecutor's office protest.
Now it's considered again. During this period Valeryy Andreyevych applied to the Court with appeal on General prosecutor's office's actions and Kherson's prosecutor's office's inactivity. By the fact of violation of article 6 of the European Convention he applied to the European Court. Now his case has got a number and Valeryy Andreyevych is waiting for decision of international court.
In the firm belief that state structures of Ukraine won't help him in protection of his legal rights he wrote registered letters to everyone - starting from the President and finishing with Novaya Kahovka Tax inspection about violation of his rightd allowed by the Constitution and application with a renunciation to pay taxes to cover salaries of officials, who violated his rights. Причем, в этом же письме Валерий Андреевич пообещал возместить неуплаченные налоги после того, как получит ответы: кто виноват в смерти его жены и кто издевался над ней после ее смерти, выдирая золотые зубы? In this letter he also promised to compensate taxes after the fair solution - who is guilty for his wife's death, who was scoffing at her and pulling teeth out. But there wasn't any answer.
Instead of this, tax inspectors came with check-in to his store. First time it happened in March of 2002. They behaved so incorrectly, that Valeryy Andreyevych was forced to write an appeal about "improper organization of check-in. There were Oleh Anatolyevych Kutsev (officer of the Novaya Kahovka's criminal investigation department) and Roman Anatolyevych Kutsev . In spite of violations of this chek-in Fuklev was called to account for the managerial responsibility for violation of the tax legislation. In an answer of the Tax administration of Ukraine on the appeal about vioation of the tax check-in there wasn't a word said about his application about suspension of payments of taxes. On 02.10.2003 tax inspectors tried to clamp Fuklev once again. New unplanned tax check-in began again. For some reason journalist was invited there. Valeryy Andreyevych would be glad to see journalists from different newspapers. But in Novaya Kahovka everybody knows, that this one got an "order. Also there were invited witnesses and operator with a camera-recorder.
On that day there was daughter of Valeryy Andreyevych, who works in this store. She called her father on the phone at once. He arrived and tried to explain inspectors what they already knew. That he doesn't pay taxes knowingly. That he informed tax structures about it last year. And he's still believing that State will carry out its liability, and after that he'll carry out his liability and pay taxes.
Inspectors insisted on chek-in. Then Fuklev called police. It was at 3pm. The police arrived in half of hour, wrote down facts and took evidences and left. Inspectors stayed. They were in store till its closure. Valeryy Andreyevych asked "guests" to leave the store and if it's necessary to come tomorrow.
And then began what had been planned in the beginning. Inspectors locked the door, but Valeryy Andreyevych and his daughter forced through to a corridor. Valeryy Andreyevysh said, that one of inspectors wanted to punch him, but missed and punched his daughter. She cried out and Valeryy Andreyevych called police again. After that inspectors went out without objections. In the street they sat in a car and tried to leave. Valeryy Andreyevych blocked a way, insisting on a meeting with police, and was knocked. He fell down on a hood and beat out front glass. At this moment the police arrived. Everyone had to go to district police department, to arrange dactylogram and evidence bodily injuries.
(And here is how the invited journalist described this scene "The driver of Tax inspection decided to force his way and moved away. Women and brakes whined… Valeryy Andreyevych jumped and kicked Lada's front glass". All the article in such a way. There weren't a word about his wife's death and decisions after that.)
On 10.10.2003 Novaya Kahovka's investigator initiated criminal case against Fuklev for deliberate injuries of policeman's health and his properties. It threatens by the 5 years of deprivation of liberty.
In Novaya Kahovka Valeryy Andreyevych is known as the first owner of a firm, who has made his business legally. He always teaches others to do so. He is not afraid to dispute against authority's arbitrariness and helps his colleagues to do so. He consults everyone, who wants to defend their rights in European Court free of charge.
In the view of State he is dangerous. What will this authority become, if everyone stops fearing and begins to require observance of law?

Natalya Kozarenko