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"Canadian and British families are pushing the Ukrainian government to protect vulnerable young people worldwide by cracking down on the sale of a deadly chemical from that country, just as Ontario authorities prosecuted Kenneth Law for selling the same substance.
But while a police force in the U.K. says it's liaising with authorities in war-torn Ukraine, the National Police of Ukraine tells CTV News it's not ready to investigate, saying the chemical can be sold legally as a food preservative.
Ukraine police say substance not illegal
CTV News asked the National Police of Ukraine what they planned to do about the case. In a response, they noted that the chemical is not illegal.
"Under current Ukrainian legislation, [the chemical] is not classified as a narcotic drug, psychotropic substance, or precursor subject to controlled circulation..." a spokesperson for the agency wrote.
But the agency left the door open to the prosecution of a specific crime, adding, "At the same time, should specific information be received or discovered indicating the commission of a criminal offense, such information will be subject to legal assessment."
U.K. police want to work with Ukraine
In the U.K., Northumbria police confirmed to CTV News that they are investigating a death, and hoping to work with Ukraine.
"We do have an investigation here at Northumbria Police and we are liaising with Ukrainian authorities as our enquiries continue," said spokesperson Catriona Bathan.
The Pritchards [parents of a person who committed suicide] have also written to Ukrainian president Volodomyr Zelenskyy, whose office wrote back to say it would forward their concerns to Ukraine's national police."
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But while a police force in the U.K. says it's liaising with authorities in war-torn Ukraine, the National Police of Ukraine tells CTV News it's not ready to investigate, saying the chemical can be sold legally as a food preservative.
Ukraine police say substance not illegal
CTV News asked the National Police of Ukraine what they planned to do about the case. In a response, they noted that the chemical is not illegal.
"Under current Ukrainian legislation, [the chemical] is not classified as a narcotic drug, psychotropic substance, or precursor subject to controlled circulation..." a spokesperson for the agency wrote.
But the agency left the door open to the prosecution of a specific crime, adding, "At the same time, should specific information be received or discovered indicating the commission of a criminal offense, such information will be subject to legal assessment."
U.K. police want to work with Ukraine
In the U.K., Northumbria police confirmed to CTV News that they are investigating a death, and hoping to work with Ukraine.
"We do have an investigation here at Northumbria Police and we are liaising with Ukrainian authorities as our enquiries continue," said spokesperson Catriona Bathan.
The Pritchards [parents of a person who committed suicide] have also written to Ukrainian president Volodomyr Zelenskyy, whose office wrote back to say it would forward their concerns to Ukraine's national police."
British, Canadian families push Ukraine to investigate sales of chemical used in suicides
Canadian and British families are pushing the Ukrainian government to protect vulnerable young people worldwide by cracking down on the sale of a deadly chemical from that country, just as Ontario authorities prosecuted Kenneth Law for selling the same substance.
