Do you believe the sexual assault allegation against ex-International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn? If true, why do you think politicians and those in power abuse their positions? Could it happen here?
Alla Bordyukh,
pensioner
“This is just a provocation which will be used by his opponents. A person occupying such a high post would not risk it in such way with a hotel maid. There are special people for such needs.Here in Ukraine, everything is possible because people allow politicians to abuse their powers.”
Victor Tereshkovsky,
student
“I don’t believe it. These are only groundless suspicions. His guilt isn’t proven yet. But it could happen here. Money and power are two factors which allow our politicians to abuse their powers. According to laws, politicians have to publish information about their profits. But they don’t do it.”
Sergey Andrievsky,
builder
“I believe he could have and because of it, it’s impossible to absolve it.As for our politicians, they think that they can do anything. Because of this, they abuse their power.”
Anna Ivanenko,
pensioner
“Of course, I believe he could do so and therefore he should be removed from his post. Those in power abuse their powers … and we have it time and again. Their personal business becomes the public’s business when they are breaking the law.”
Valeria Getman,
student
“It may be just a PR attack, but it is necessary to look into, and it’s necessary to pay attention to all his previous actions. Only then can we judge whether he could have done so or not.I’m 70 percent sure we have abuse of power here. Politicians abuse their powers becausethey have a lot of money.”
