The unmotivated “epidemic of road blocking” in Transcarpathia must be stopped

The blocking of the "Ust-Chorna – Krasna" highway in Tyachiv district with the demands of immediate repairs is a PR stunt of the so-called activists, which can not have any consequences in principle. This is stated by Hennadiy Moskal on his site: "The blockers know (because they have been repeatedly told) that it is impossible to repair the road this year, because right now we are reparing the bank protection works damaged by catastrophic floods of 1998 and 2001, as well as local water elevations in the river of Teresva. Until the repair of the bank protection works is completed, no one will start repairing the road – it’s a gross violation of building codes. The goal of this action is to create a "picture" in the media, which, unfortunately, did not even try to listen to the other party, present balanced information and explain to their audience that it is not possible to start repairs before the bank protection works are completed. The same situation is with the blocking of the road "Rakhiv – Bohdan – Luhy" in Rakhiv district. The blockers have been repeatedly said that, according to the schedule, the Romanian company "Trameko", that won the tender, will begin repairing the road leading up to the Hoverla immediately after the completion of work in Mukachevo district. The funds have already been allocated – UAH 14.8 million. However, the "activists", wishing to become famous, still blocked the road to show that it was them who made the repairs possible. In order to put an end to the "epidemic of blocking", I instructed the head of the regional office of the National Police in Transcarpathian region to open criminal proceedings over these incidents and to prosecute the blockers under Art. 279 of the Criminal Code – "Transport communications blocking".