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The Office of the Prosecutor General has completed the internal service investigation into former Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko, who left the country on a business trip order signed by himself. The investigation found misconduct on his part, including actions that dishonor the office of prosecutor.
At the same time, the OPG stated that they do not have a separate criminal proceeding regarding a possible role of Kravchenko in shielding fraudulent call centers. This line of inquiry is being investigated by anti-corruption bodies.
This was reported during a meeting with media representatives by the acting Prosecutor General Anton Kovalsky, as reported by Slidstvo.Info.
Kovalsky said that the internal service investigation into Ruslan Kravchenko has been completed. According to the results, the former prosecutor general personally signed the order for his own business trip and affixed the OPG seal, which he had previously requested from the head of the State Guard Service.
The basis for the business trip was an invitation to participate in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe. However, as the internal investigation found, the International Department of the OPG had beforehand informed that Ukraine’s representatives would not participate in the event, because the relevant deputy prosecutor general was occupied with work.
The head of the OPG stated that, based on the investigation results, Kravchenko’s actions were qualified as a disciplinary offense. Specifically, actions that dishonor the office of prosecutor and violation of internal service regulations are mentioned.
According to Kovalsky, for these violations Kravchenko faced dismissal through the Prosecutors’ Qualification-Disciplinary Commission. However, he decided to dismiss him from the Prosecutor’s Office upon Kravchenko’s own letter of resignation.
Journalists also asked about the criminal case regarding possible involvement of Kravchenko in shielding fraudulent call centers. The head of the OPG answered that there is no such case in the Office. He said that the assessment of the former prosecutor general’s actions in this respect should be given by NABU and SAP.
According to SAP Prosecutor Mykola Karas, the organizer of the scheme shielding fraudulent call centers, Serhiy Kropyva, acted with the “full support” of Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko.
Kravchenko allegedly contributed to ensuring that his subordinate took control over all criminal proceedings concerning the ‘offices.’ The investigation believes that the prosecutor general, at Kropyva’s request, also took steps to silence his deputies who could have obstructed the scheme.
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