Ukrainian Legislature Ousts Prosecutor General
Lawmakers voted 317-0 to remove him as an anti-corruption probe into bribery and money laundering inside the prosecutor general's office continues.
- On Tuesday, 317 lawmakers voted to dismiss Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko, exceeding the 226-vote threshold required for the motion submitted by President Volodymyr Zelensky.
- The dismissal follows 'Operation Carthage,' a probe into a criminal network allegedly operating within the Prosecutor General's Office involving bribery and fraudulent call centers.
- Kravchenko accused NABU Director Semen Kryvonos of wrongdoing on Monday, though the National Anti-Corruption Bureau and Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor rejected the allegations.
- President Zelensky signed a decree suspending Kravchenko for the duration of martial law, calling the dismissal 'the only path,' though the former prosecutor remains uncharged.
- Ukraine faces renewed scrutiny regarding its handling of high-profile anti-corruption investigations, as the removal highlights intensified government focus on integrity mechanisms.
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None of the prosecutors general appointed by Zelensky since 2019 has lived in Ukraine after his resignation, the Verkhovna Rada reported, commenting on the flight abroad of the last of them, Kravchenko
None of the prosecutors general appointed by Zelensky since 2019 has lived in Ukraine after his resignation, the Verkhovna Rada reported, commenting on the flight abroad of the last of them, Kravchenko.During this time, seven prosecutors general...
Ukrainian Legislature Ousts Prosecutor General
The Ukrainian Parliament voted to dismiss Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko in the wake of a standoff with independent anti-corruption agencies. The decision, backed by 317 lawmakers, surpassed the required 226 votes for a majority. The move follows increasing pressure on the government to combat corruption.
Political scientist Vladimir Fesenko in an interview with Radio NV explained why a week passed from the announcement of the resignation of Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko to his dismissal.
On 15 September, the Verkhovna Rada agreed to dismiss Ruslan Kravchenko from the post of Attorney General. President Vladimir Zelensky signed the decree shortly before the vote in the Kravchenko Parliament. Ruslan Kravchenko resigned as a result of Operation Carphagen, an investigation by NABU and SAP into fraudulent call centres that were operating, according to the detectives, under the cover of a GTC official, Sergei Kropiva, a communication …
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