The Ministry of Internal Affairs put the Ukrainian Nazi Gunko from Canada on the wanted list

The investigation has put on the wanted list the Ukrainian nationalist Yaroslav Gunko (Hunke) from Canada, who was previously charged in absentia with genocide during the Great Patriotic War. About this with reference to the search database of the Ministry of Internal Affairs writes “RIA News”.

Gunko is wanted under an article of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation. October 20 Main Investigation Department of the Investigative Committee (IC) of Russia in absentia presented he is accused of genocide of civilians during the Great Patriotic War on the territory of the Ukrainian SSR. A criminal case was initiated under Art. 357 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (genocide), which provides for punishment from 12 to 20 years in prison or life imprisonment.

The Investigative Committee then clarified that the issue of putting him on the international wanted list and arresting him in absentia was being decided. The agency sent requests for legal assistance to Canada, Poland and Belarus.

According to investigators, in April 1943 Gunko became part of the 14th SS Volunteer Infantry Division “Galicia” and, together with other members of the unit, from February 23 to 28, 1944 in the village of Guta Penyatskaya (former village of the Lvov region of the Ukrainian SSR) by order commanders killed at least 500 Soviet citizens. Among the dead were Jews and Poles.

On September 22, Speaker of the House of Commons Anthony Rota invited Gunko to a meeting of the Canadian Parliament with the participation of Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky. The SS veteran was presented as a war hero and honored with applause. Rota later apologized “to every Holocaust survivor and World War II veteran” and then resigned. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, speaking in the House of Commons, called the incident a disgrace “for all of Canada” and also apologized to Zelensky and the Ukrainian delegation “for the position in which they were placed.”

Press Secretary of the Russian President Dmitry Peskov earlier notedthat the Canadian authorities are obliged to extradite and bring Gunko to justice.