The biggest piece of evidence is the footage from CCTV cameras in the Frankfurt airport. Some reports suggested Ukraine already has a copy and that it will soon be sent to the media, but so far it has not yet surfaced.

Lutsenko said he would disprove the publishing of the footage. “Just imagine my feelings if all the world sees how four German policemen throw the Ukrainian interior minister on the floor and then dragged him into the detention room,” Ukrainskaya Pravda newspaper cites him as saying.

However a conflicting report from the ministry suggests that Lutsenko believes it is in his interest for the public to see the video, as it shows German police “acting unlawfully”.

The opposition Party of Regions, which had been blocking the work of the Parliament since Monday, claimed Friday’s decision as its victory and said it will make sure Lutsenko is finally dismissed. They say his actions cast doubt on his integrity and make him unfit for the ministerial position.

The disgraced minister blames his political opponents for blowing the scandal out of proportion.