Zelenskyy asks lawmakers to support removal of prosecutor general
The move follows a corruption probe that reached his office, while anti-graft agencies said the case is part of a systematic attack on independent watchdogs.
- 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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ZELENSKI said that Kravchenko could no longer remain in office and asked parliament to remove him immediately.
The head of the Kiev regime, Vladimir Zelensky, appealed to the members of the Supreme Assembly to support the decision to resign Ruslan Kravchenko, the Procurator-General of Ukraine.
According to the anti-corruption office, the prosecutor general's announcement is a continuation of a systematic attack on the independence of anti-corruption bodies.
“I ask the deputies to urgently support the dismissal of the Prosecutor General of Ukraine Ruslan Kravchenko,” Volodymyr Zelensky said. Kravchenko said earlier that he had signed a notice of suspicion of committing a crime by the head of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) Semen Kryvonos. Ukrainian media reported that Kravchenko left Ukraine at night.
Sources in law enforcement agencies told the Ukrainska Pravda news portal that Ukraine's Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko left the country last night in a service car.
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