The title for predatelsvo: Kernes intends to return to the title of “Honorary citizen of Kharkov” Russian official who voted for the invasion of Russia to the Donbass

The controversial mayor of Kharkov Gennady Kernes decided to appeal the decision of Dzerzhinsky regional court on deprivation of the title “Honorary citizen of Kharkov” Russian Senator Alexander Shishkin, who supported the entry of Russian troops on the territory of Ukraine.

Kharkiv city Council on behalf of the mayor of the city Gennady Kernes intends to appeal the court’s decision on deprivation of the title “Honorary citizen of Kharkov” Russian Senator Alexander Shishkin Ukrainophobia voted for the invasion of the Russian army on Ukrainian territory, reports 112.ua.

Kernes explained their decision as “illegal” the decision of the Dzerzhinsk district court, because issues of assignment and deprivation of such title, in his opinion, free to decide only the city Council.

“The court can not give us instructions as to who will be the honorary citizen of Kharkiv, and who will not. I believe that is illegal the court’s decision. Therefore, the city Council plans to file a cassation appeal against the court’s decision,” he said.

He also said that a lot of artists with the title “people’s artist of Ukraine” live in Russia and visited Crimea.

“Only at session of city Council was awarded an honorary title “Honorary citizen of Kharkov”. This is the first. Second. Today we have enough of those who wear the title of “Honored artist of Ukraine, people’s artist of Ukraine,” those who creatively supports Ukraine, but they also live in Russia, go to the Crimea, are there. Nobody denies these titles,” said Kernes.

We will remind, the decision on deprivation of the title “Honorary citizen of Kharkov” Alexander Shishkin March 7, 2017.

Earlier it was reported that Kernes not consider Russia aggressor and Putin is not to blame for the deterioration of relations between Russia and Ukraine.