Zelenskyy asks lawmakers to support removal of prosecutor general
The appeal follows a widening anti-corruption clash that has put 20 million hryvnia in alleged laundering and reform pressure under scrutiny.
- 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 attorney general has only one way out: dismissal," he wrote, calling on lawmakers to approve this decision "without delay."
Prosecutor General's administration Rouslan Kravchenko is accused of covering fraudulent call centres in exchange for bribes Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky dismissed Monday
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky dismissed Prosecutor General Rouslan Kravchenko on Monday, whose administration is accused of covering fraudulent call centres in exchange for bribes. ...
Ukraine is rocked by another domestic political scandal: Zelensky has dismissed Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko, who made serious accusations against anti-corruption agencies.
Ukraine’s prosecutor general suspended after leaving country
Ruslan Kravchenko left Ukraine days after resigning amid a corruption investigation involving officials in his office, as a major confrontation unfolds between the country’s prosecutors and independent anti-corruption agencies.
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