Petro Poroshenko agreed in August to take a lie detector test but said he did not trust that investigators would be unbiased.
Ukraine's former president Petro Poroshenko has failed to turn up for a court-approved lie detector test as part of an ongoing investigation into alleged corruption committed while in office.
"The polygraph test is due tomorrow," an institute spokesperson told Unian on Monday."The test has been set. We cannot say anything else apart from that." A Kiev court approved a lie detector test for the former president in August. The test was permitted to help those investigating alleged tax evasion relating to the sale of Ukrainian television channel Pryamoi., Poroshenko received extensive coverage on Pryamoi during his unsuccessful re-election campaign earlier this year. Local media reports have claimed that Poroshenko is the ultimate owner of the company.
At the time, Poroshenko said he was prepared to take the test even though he did not fully trust the bureau."I do not believe that investigators are objective and unbiased," he explained. He also said he would take the test only if it was broadcast live on television on the Pryamoi channel.Tass
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