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Ukrainian ex-president may be put through lie detector test — investigative official

12 August 2019 16:55 (UTC +04:00)

Former Ukrainian President Pyotr Poroshenko may be put through a lie detector test during the next questioning, State Bureau of Investigations (SBI) chief Roman Truba said on Monday, APA reports citing TASS.

"Today, Pyotr Poroshenko was questioned over suspected tax evasion concerning the sale of the Pryamoi TV channel. We don’t rule out that the next questioning will involve a lie detector," Truba wrote on Telegram.

He added that it was no big deal. "All our personnel go through such a psychophysiological test every year," he noted.

An SBI spokesperson told reporters following Poroshenko’s questioning that the ex-president had been summoned as a witness. "He was questioned as a witness in two cases, no charges have been brought against him yet," the spokesperson said, adding that she could not comment on other cases. She also said that the date of Poroshenko’s next questioning would be announced in due time.