Rada prepares to consider Kravchenko's dismissal

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy submitted to the Verkhovna Rada a proposal to dismiss Ruslan Kravchenko from the office of Prosecutor General. The parliament promises to consider the document as soon as possible.

The Verkhovna Rada received a submission from President Volodymyr Zelenskyy requesting consent to dismiss Ruslan Kravchenko from the office of Prosecutor General. This was reported by Parliament Speaker Ruslan Stefanchuk on Monday, 14 September.

According to him, the Rada will consider the initiative urgently, but observing all required procedures.

"The Verkhovna Rada has received a submission from the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, requesting the parliament’s consent to dismiss Ruslan Kravchenko from the position of Prosecutor General," Stefanchuk said.

The president’s submission will be presented during the parliamentary session by his representative to the Verkhovna Rada, Halyna Mykhailiuk. In the document, Zelenskyy cites the relevant provisions of the Constitution of Ukraine and officially asks the parliament to approve Kravchenko’s dismissal.

"I submit a proposal to grant the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine consent to the dismissal of R. Kravchenko from the post of Prosecutor General," the submission states.

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Meanwhile, Servant of the People faction leader David Arakhamia said the matter should be sent to the relevant committee within hours. After that, he said, the document is planned to be considered in the parliamentary chamber tomorrow.

Earlier, Zelenskyy urged the Verkhovna Rada to urgently support Kravchenko’s dismissal from the office of Prosecutor General.

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