Several high-ranking officials in the government of Ukraine were removed from their posts and are prohibited from leaving the country, a measure promised by Volodymyr Zelensky to eradicate corruption in your administration.
Three deputy ministers, a Zelensky aide, the deputy attorney general and five regional governors announced their resignation on Tuesday. His output relates to the corruption controversy about the purchase of food for the Armed Forces and the bribery of the Vice Minister of Infrastructure, Vassil Lozinski.
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“We have already made personnel decisions, some on Monday, some on Tuesday, regarding officials at various levels in ministries and other central government bodiesin the regions and in the law enforcement system,” the Ukrainian president explained on his website.
The president had indicated on Monday that he would not hesitate to make “personnel changes” in his government if necessary.
The deputy head of the Presidential Office, Kyrylo Tymoshenko, the closest to Zelensky, was the first to announce his resignation. “I thank the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky for the trust and the opportunity to do good things every day and every minute,” he said.
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Vyacheslav Shapovalov, the Deputy Minister of Defense, also submitted his resignation, although he continued to admit that he was falsely accused by the media. According to the Zn.ua website, the Ministry of Defense signed a contract to receive food products at an overpriced pricewhich was described by the same minister as an “artificial information attack”.
Oleksii Symonenko, the Deputy Prosecutor General of Ukraineis another dotted with the corruption scandal, as well as the deputy minister of Social Policy, Vitali Muzichenka; and two Deputy Ministers for Development, Ivan Lukerya and Viachelsav Negoda.
To ensure transparency in his government, Zelensky announced that “within five days, the Cabinet of Ministers will develop a border crossing procedure for officials so that they can only leave the country when they have a true business trip that justifies it”. (YO)
Source: Eluniverso
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