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Poroshenko signs decree on Lutsenko’s appointment as prosecutor general

President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko has signed a decree appointing Yurii Lutsenko the Prosecutor General of Ukraine.

Censor.NET reports citing the president's statement on Twitter.

"I have signed a decree on the appointment of Yurii Lutsenko to the post of Prosecutor General of Ukraine," he wrote.

Підписав Указ про призначення Юрія Луценко на посаду Генерального прокурора України pic.twitter.com/zI335JeBrW

- Петро Порошенко (@poroshenko) 12 травня 2016 р.

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