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The Office of the Prosecutor General has completed an internal service investigation into the circumstances of former Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko's departure abroad and established that he independently arranged his own foreign assignment. The results of the review were announced by acting Prosecutor General Anton Kovalsky during a closed media briefing. It was found that vehicles for Kravchenko's departure were not used, and on the eve of his departure he declined state security. Separately, it was determined that the invitation to the PACE event, which the former prosecutor used as a cover, actually referred to another person.
According to the conclusions of the internal investigation, on Sunday, 13 September, before leaving Ukraine, Kravchenko refused state protection, and transportation for travel abroad was not used. This is reported by the publication Glavkom. According to Anton Kovalsky, as late as Friday, 11 September, Kravchenko took a department seal, promising to return it on Monday.
"On Saturday, 12 September, he was at work together with some employees of the international department. On Sunday, most likely, Kravchenko was alone in the Office of the Prosecutor General. No one from the international department printed the order for his business trip. Therefore, with a high probability, 99,9% Ruslan Andriyovych personally printed this document. He also signed and stamped it," said Acting Prosecutor General Anton Kovalsky.
The invitation to PACE related to someone else
Kovalsky explained how the invitation to the Parliamentary Network hearing of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, which Kravchenko used to depart, appeared. Such an invitation indeed came, but it was intended for Deputy Prosecutor General Viktor Lohachov, and the organizers of the event were warned in advance that Lohachov would not come due to work commitments.
Only on Monday, 14 September, did Kravchenko's business trip become known: in his office, in an envelope, lay the order and the GPO seal that he had taken in advance. The HR department registered the business trip without understanding the real circumstances.
"The internal investigation established that Ruslan Kravchenko unlawfully used a foreign state's invitation to travel abroad. No material damage was inflicted on the Prosecutor's Office," noted Acting Prosecutor General Anton Kovalsky.
Dismissed within a few days, without waiting for the commission
According to Kovalsky, Kravchenko's actions will be qualified as a disciplinary offense, which entails dismissal from the prosecutor's offices or a reprimand. Such a decision should have been made by the Qualifications and Disciplinary Commission of Prosecutors, but the acting prosecutor general signed the dismissal based on a statement submitted by Kravchenko himself.
"The Ukrainian society did not want to wait for the KDCWP decision, which would have stretched over two to three months. And thus we dismissed him within a few days," explained Anton Kovalsky.
The State Border Guard Service previously refuted rumors that Kravchenko allegedly left Ukraine "on a call from Kyiv." The State Border Guard Service explained that the former prosecutor general crossed the border at the Shehyni checkpoint at night 14 September on the basis of documents for a official business trip, and no prohibitions or orders restricting his departure to the agency were received — there was only a requirement to report the crossing of the border.
Earlier Informator reported that the defendants in the Carthage case could be "covering" not only fraudulent call centers, but also gambling business: in one of the audio recordings, the former head of the Office of Information Technology discussed gambling with the deputy head of the State Tax Service. We also wrote that NABU and SAP denied Kravchenko's accusations of allegedly organized violent actions against him, calling these statements an attempt to secure protection in the country of residence.
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