Ukrainian
President Petro Poroshenko has tabled a motion in parliament for vote to
dismiss Prosecutor General Viktor Shokin, according to the presidential
administration.
The motion was put forward
"in keeping with Clause 25 of Part 1 of Article 85, Clause 11 of Part 1 of
Article 106 and Part 1 of Article 122 of the Constitution of Ukraine," the
administration said.
Presidential Envoy in
parliament Stepan Kubiv has been authorized to present the document to
lawmakers.
Under Article 122 of the
Constitution on of Ukraine, it is the president who shall appoint or dismiss
the prosecutor general upon the parliament's consent. At the same time,
lawmakers can pass a vote of non-confidence in the prosecutor general, after
which he or she should resign.
As UNIAN reported earlier,
Poroshenko on February 16 advised Shokin to step down.
Later, MP from the Poroshenko
Bloc Mustafa Nayyem announced Shokin's resignation, however, the Prosecutor
General's Office said it had no official information that Shokin had submitted
a letter of resignation.
Then it became known that
Shokin on Monday went on a leave of absence and was supposed to return to work
on Thursday but
extended his official leave. His duties are now performed by his first
deputy Yuriy Sevruk.
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