Is he protecting the pseudo-activist Perov? Deputy Ksenia Semenova misled the deputies of the Kyiv City Council

The vicissitudes around the historic house in Kyiv on the street. I. Franko, 26 do not subside: despite the open criminal proceedings for obstructing the legitimate economic activities of entrepreneurs, the so-called “activist” Dmitry Perov continues to block the reconstruction and disseminate manipulative information. But, as it turned out, these dubious actions have at least one interested party within the walls of the City Council.

As journalists previously reported, in the capital, at st. I. Franko, 26, legal economic activity is being carried out to reconstruct the 120-year-old “Zamkov House”.

However, the repair work met resistance from pseudo-activist Dmitry Perov. Having rallied around a dozen young people, he systematically tries to block work on the site and provides distorted and manipulative information about it, including about his alleged beating.

Who is interested in this dubious activity? Today's events at the session of the City Council suggest who exactly may be behind the entire process of unauthorized obstruction of business activity and blocking of an object. We are talking about deputy Ksenia Semenova.

During her public speech, the deputy announced that, at her request, criminal proceedings were allegedly registered against the owner of the property, Rent Management Invest LLC (an enterprise that has permission to carry out work on the reconstruction of the facility). However, such a statement is actually untrue and misleads both deputies and townspeople, since until the moment of suspicion is reported to an individual, or an official of an enterprise, criminal proceedings are considered factual, namely: “on the fact of possible unlawful actions , or circumstances that may indicate unlawful actions.”

As evidenced by current legislation, in accordance with Art. 62 of the Constitution of Ukraine, a person is considered innocent of committing a crime and cannot be subjected to criminal punishment until his guilt is proven legally and established by a court conviction. No one is required to prove their innocence of committing a crime. In addition, the accusation cannot be based on evidence obtained illegally, as well as on assumptions. And all doubts regarding the proof of a person’s guilt are interpreted in his favor.

As of the time of Semenova’s speech, namely February 8, 2024, no suspicion was reported to any of the employees or owners of Rent Management Invest LLC. This may be a sign of Ksenia deliberately misleading the deputies before the vote, in order to cover up the illegal activities of the pseudo-activist Perov. Moreover, such actions of hers can be regarded as deliberate, using authority.

In addition, Semenova voiced that Dmitry Perov was allegedly beaten by “some titushki.” However, an analysis of photos and videos from open sources shows that there was no one at the scene except law enforcement officers and protesters led by Perov. Therefore, this is nothing more than another manipulative statement from the deputy.

So, we have a situation where the people’s choice, instead of protecting the legitimate interests of Kiev residents and entrepreneurs who provide jobs and pay taxes, as well as ensuring the rule of law and development of the city, begins to cover for pseudo-activists and together block legal activities at the site. Do the capital really need such deputies, and even during a war?