Zelenskyy asks lawmakers to support removal of prosecutor general
The move follows a widening anti-corruption clash that has raised concerns over reforms needed to secure international funding.
- On Monday, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy called on Ukrainian lawmakers to support the removal of Ukraine's prosecutor general without delay, stating on Telegram: 'There is only one path for this Prosecutor General: removal from office.'
- Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko resigned his post last week after a corruption investigation reached his office, though he faced no formal charges or suspect designation.
- On Monday, Kravchenko alleged NABU head Semen Kryvonos forged documents to obtain 'an unlawful benefit on an exceptionally large scale,' while NABU and SAPO rejected his accusations as a 'systematic attack on independent anti-corruption bodies.'
- Parliament is expected to hold a vote on Tuesday on Kravchenko's removal under Ukrainian law, as the conflict threatens Ukraine's ability to meet international anti-corruption reform obligations required for vital funding.
- The power struggle arrives as Ukraine must demonstrate institutional reform to secure international financial support while corruption scandals erode Zelenskiy's public approval during the country's fight against Russia.
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The Ukrainian parliament dismissed Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko on Tuesday, Kyiv Independent reports. The resignation, voted unanimously, comes amid a conflict between Ukraine's anti-corruption institutions and the Prosecutor General's Office.
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KYIV (ANP/RTR) - The Ukrainian parliament approved the dismissal of Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko on Tuesday. His position came under pressure after anti-corruption services raided his office this month. The NABU and SAPO services are investigating the...
In the context of an umpteenth scandal that broke out last week in Ukraine, Rouslan Kravchenko claims, on Monday 14 September, that he left the country. Faced with suspicions, he also decided to launch the counter-attack by targeting the two Ukrainian agencies in charge of the fight against corruption.
The Ukrainian President dismissed the Attorney General, Ruslan Kravchenko, after he resigned following suspicions of corruption involving one of his subordinates. The removal takes place as part of an investigation by the Ukrainian anti-corruption agency into an alleged scheme of bribery and money laundering linked to clandestine call centers.
Ukrainian Attorney General Ruslan Kravchenko is accused of corruption in connection with fraudulent call centres. Now Selenskyy has dismissed him.
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