Falsification, London Time
With Kyiv now full of angry views that Regions are again reverting to their 2004 methods in falsifying elections in the Donbas in favour of themselves and the Socialists it is also worth looking at falsifications in the West.
My father, Jozef Kuzio, became a Ukrainian citizen in 1998. Although he had lived in England since 1948 he, like many British-Ukrainians who came after the war, never took out British citizenship even though they were entitled to. In 1997 Ukrainian legislation changed so that there was no longer any need to live 5 years in Ukraine, a normal residency requirement for citizenship applications in Western democracies.
My father qualified for citizenship because he was born in Ukraine and did not have citizenship (Ukraine does not recognise dual citizenship).
He voted in three elections in 1999, 2002 and 2006 with no problem in the London Embassy of Ukaine building.
On Sunday he travelled to London to vote again. This time, his name was not on the list at the Embassy and he was not allowed to vote. This was strange as allegedly the ame voter lists were used as last year.
For him to travel 440 miles (800 kilometeres) in one day to and from Yorkshire to London is very strenuous for an 81 year old man. And, of course, to travel at his own cost.
The trip was wasted as he was unable to vote for one of the two orange blocs. Many others could not vote at the London Embasy.
As polling figures show, most Ukainians living in the West voted for Yushchenko in 2004 and for orange parties. Was this another attempt to block their votes and violate their rights as Ukrainian citizens?
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