Lutsenko Yurii

Coalition destroyed by inactivity of Yatseniuk’s government in key areas, - MP Lutsenko Poroshenko Bloc faction head Yurii Lutsenko has said that the faction will not withdraw from the coalition agreement. Although the lawmaker has stressed that the coalition was actually brought down. 17.02.16 21:08 27 688 219 Previously in trend: Hroisman's Cabinet

"NABU or SBU illegally wiretapped suspect in unlawful investigation," - Prosecutor General Lutsenko Prosecutor General of Ukraine Yurii Lutsenko does not rule out further searches in the premises of the Ukrainian Security Service under the case into warrantless eavesdropping of a person. 05.08.16 18:45 33 895 217 Previously in trend: Prosecutor General Lutsenko

Ukraine’s top prosecutor initiates SAP head Kholodnytskyi’s dismissal Prosecutor General of Ukraine Yurii Lutsenko filed a motion on dismissal of Specialized Anti-corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAP) Chief Nazar Kholodnytskyi. 30.03.18 15:27 44 153 215 Incidents

Deputy Minister of Health Vasylyshyn received 50,000 to 100,000 UAH per week from Oleksandrivska hospital surgeons, - Lutsenko Deputy Minister of Health Roman Vasylyshyn, who was apprehended red-handed last night while accepting a bribe, received about 50,000 to 100,000 hryvnia (approx. $2,000 to $4,000) per week for surgeries in Oleksandrivska hospital in Kyiv. 08.07.16 13:28 102 452 214 Previously in trend: Fighting corruption in Ukraine

Oligarchs become less powerful in Ukraine, - Ambassador Pyatt U.S. Ambassador in Ukraine Geoffrey Pyatt sees progress in the fight against corruption in Ukraine, but there is still much to do, he says. The ambassador reminded they had similar problem in the United States in the early 20th century. 02.08.16 10:47 28 402 209 Ukrainian Politics

Poroshenko Bloc opposes Vilkul's election mayor of Dnipropetrovsk, - MP Lutsenko Poroshenko Bloc parliamentary faction opposes the election of Opposition Bloc MP Oleksandr Vilkul mayor of Dnipropetrovsk. 03.11.15 00:20 35 139 208 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015

Former head of Kyivenerhoholdynh Bondar detained, - Lutsenko. PHOTOS Kyiv prosecutor's office, police and Security Service (SBU) have detained formed chief of Kyivenerhoholdynh Yurii Bondar, who was allegedly involved in carve-out of stocks belonging to Kyiv city community. 07.12.16 15:30 127 177 206 Previously in trend: Fighting corruption in Ukraine

Poroshenko received Prosecutor General Shokin's statement of resignation, - Poroshenko Bloc faction leader Lutsenko President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko has received the letter of resignation from Prosecutor General Viktor Shokin. 18.02.16 09:25 29 849 202 Ukrainian Politics

New SBI deputy chief Babikov defended ex-president Yanukovich in court. DOCUMENT Ex-Prosecutor General Yurii Lutsenko published documents confirming that the first deputy director of the State Bureau of Investigation, Oleksander Babikov, was indeed the lawyer of the fugitive ex-president Viktor Yanukovych. 30.01.20 22:00 27 736 202 Ukrainian Politics

Trade with occupied Donbas without taxes, registration is financing of terrorism, - Prosecutor General Lutsenko In June, the Trilateral Contact Group on Donbas plans to consider lifting of the economic blockade from occupied Donbas. 06.06.19 13:44 12 038 200 Previously in trend: Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas

Work has started: Lutsenko conducts meetings with deputies and assigns tasks, - Herashchenko People's Front MP Anton Herashchenko has informed Prosecutor General Yurii Lutsenko of grave crimes that have been closed. 13.05.16 15:58 38 256 198 Previously in trend: Prosecutor General Lutsenko

266 persons killed, 429 injured as a result of Russian troops’ act of perfidy near Ilovaisk, prosecutor general says Lutsenko has submitted a report on Ilovaisk related, in particular, to the balance of forces of the Russian occupation troops and the Ukrainian Army. 02.09.16 17:56 32 883 193 Incidents

Lutsenko's statement on NABU interference in US 2016 presidential election is absurd, - NABU The National Anti-Corruption Bureau denies information about the possible interference of the bureau in the presidential elections in the United States, as was previously stated by the Prosecutor General Yurii Lutsenko. 22.03.19 12:41 5 443 191 Previously in trend: interfere in the United States' 2016 presidential election

Poroshenko opposes open competition to select prosecutor general, - MP Yemets To date, the best option of choosing prosecutor general would be an open competition. However, President Petro Poroshenko does not agree to such an alternative. 11.05.16 15:50 34 048 190 Previously in trend: Prosecutor General Lutsenko

Lutsenko to resign as a head of Poroshenko Bloc faction, - press secretary MP Yurii Lutsenko decided to resign as a head of Poroshenko Bloc faction in the Verkhovna Rada. 03.07.15 12:19 26 913 189 Ukrainian Politics

US commends appointment of new Ukraine's Prosecutor General Joseph Biden commended the appointment of Yuriy Lutsenko to the post of Prosecutor General of Ukraine. 13.05.16 18:45 28 283 188 Previously in trend: Prosecutor General Lutsenko

War of all against all is reformers' suicide, - MP Lutsenko Poroshenko Bloc faction chairman Yurii Lutsenko says the war of all against all would lead to "reformers' suicide." 08.12.15 10:30 33 799 186 Ukrainian Politics

"President said I had a blank check - no one was untouchable. I practiced it twice," - Prosecutor General Lutsenko President Petro Poroshenko gave a blank check to Prosecutor General Yurii Lutsenko for his operations. 24.06.16 09:39 54 123 184 Previously in trend: Prosecutor General Lutsenko

Pretrial confinement imposed on Yefremov indicates Ukraine’s recovery, Prosecutor General Lutsenko says Prosecutor General of Ukraine Yurii Lutsenko said that today’s arrest of ex-lawmaker and leader of the Party of Regions Oleksandr Yefremov proved "recovery of Ukraine." 01.08.16 20:41 21 194 183 Previously in trend: Prosecutor General Lutsenko Arrest of Yefremov

Putin's 'confidant' at Crimea elections caught at border with occupied peninsula. PHOTOS Ukrainian border guards detained Vladimir Putin's "confidant" at the de-facto administrative border with the occupied Crimea on April 23. The woman happened to be a holder of a newly-issued biometric passport of Ukraine. 24.04.18 11:23 46 273 183 Previously in trend: Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas

PGO, SBU unlawfully intervened in undercover operation, - NABU Undercover special operation carried out by the members of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) and Specialized Anti-corruption Prosecutor's Office of Ukraine (SAP) was compromised as the agencies lacked the right for independent wiretapping. 30.11.17 16:00 46 112 183 Ukrainian Politics

Poroshenko Bloc seeks to meet law enforcement leadership: "We need to discuss topical issues in camera" The pro-presidential party demands a closed meeting with representatives of four law enforcement agencies to tackle acute issues. 23.11.15 13:06 29 715 183 Ukrainian Politics

Both sides of conflict committed violations, - Lutsenko on confrontation between PGO, NABU Prosecutor General Yurii Lutsenko urges the society to avoid splitting into "those who support the NABU and those who stand by the PGO." 18.08.16 13:30 37 569 181 Previously in trend: Search in NABU

Poroshenko named nobody but Lutsenko as prosecutor general candidate, - Parubii The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine will agree on the appointment of prosecutor general next plenary week of May 10-13. 07.05.16 10:30 23 943 180 Previously in trend: Prosecutor General Lutsenko

Three Foreigners to Become Ukrainian Ministers - Poroshenko Bloc Three foreigners will join Ukrainian Cabinet of Ministers, including one U.S. citizen, one Georgian, and one from Lithuania. 02.12.14 14:28 35 604 178 Previously in trend: New Cabinet

PGO received full video of tragic events in Kniazhychi, - Lutsenko Prosecutor General Office has received the full video of a shooting between police officers in Kniazhychi. 10.12.16 09:36 77 178 176 Previously in trend: Kniazhychi shooting

Manher served with charge papers as suspect in Kateryna Handziuk murder. DOCUMENT Head of the Kherson regional council Vladyslav Manher has been served with charge papers as a suspect in Kateryna Handziuk murder. 11.02.19 11:20 17 747 176 Previously in trend: Attack on Handziuk

PGO has been wiretapping top anti-corruption prosecutor for several months, wiretaps passed to prosecutor general The office of Specialized Anti-corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAP) Head Nazar Kholodnytskyi was bugged by the detectives of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) under supervision of the Public Service and State Property Investigations Department of the Prosecutor General's Office of Ukraine (PGO). 21.03.18 09:45 28 615 175 Incidents

Detained NABU member gives testimony, indictment to follow, - prosecutor general Ukraine’s Prosecutor General Yurii Lutsenko says the detained detective of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) will be indicted on Thursday while several other NABU members face interview. 30.11.17 18:42 46 945 175 Previously in trend: Fighting corruption in Ukraine Apprehension of NABU detective

During Last Days Hundreds of Military Vehicles Went to the Front - President Advisor Lutsenko Advisor to the President Yurii Lutsenko said that during the ceasefire hundreds of armored vehicles and thousands of well-trained fighters have gone in the area of the anti-terrorist operation. 08.10.14 08:10 39 892 174 Ukrainian Politics

Prosecutor general says domestic armored vehicles, missile systems production funded with money seized under special confiscation act The assets of the crime ring led by Yanukovych were attached in 2014, a number of cases have been initiated since then. The investigation lasted almost three years and resulted in 30 verdicts. 18.01.18 11:39 7 821 172 Previously in trend: Trial against Yanukovych

Law enforcers nab Social Security disability fund head while accepting 700,000 hryvnia in bribe, - Prosecutor General Lutsenko. PHOTOS Prosecutor General of Ukraine Yurii Lutsenko reports about successful operation to apprehend the head of Social Security disability fund under the Ministry of Social Policy of Ukraine as he was receiving 700,000 hryvnia (about $25,800) a bribe. 17.02.17 18:25 55 225 172 Previously in trend: Grafters

"Savchenko law" needs to be amended, - Prosecutor General Lutsenko Prosecutor General of Ukraine Yurii Lutsenko opposes the reversal of the "Savchenko law", but believes it needs to be amended so that it does not release criminals who had conducted grave crimes. The law stipulates for counting one day spent by a convict in pre-trial detention as two days. 03.06.16 10:20 51 639 170 Previously in trend: Prosecutor General Lutsenko

Probes into major Maidan-related crimes 80 percent complete, prosecutor general says Ukraine’s Prosecutor General Yurii Lutsenko says the investigation of the major cases into crimes against the Maidan activists is 80 percent complete. 14.12.17 11:47 3 861 169 Previously in trend: Investigation of crimes against Maidan

SBU Colonel Kharaberiush lost both legs and died of blood loss, - Lutsenko Ukraine's Prosecutor General Yurii Lutsenko announced details of the death of Security Service officer Oleksandr Kharaberiush in Mariupol, the Donetsk region. 31.03.17 15:28 129 750 169 Incidents

Poroshenko signs prosecutor's office bill, - Interfax-Ukraine President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko has signed the law No. 4645 on amendments to some legislative acts related to activities of the Prosecutor General's Office of Ukraine, adopted by the parliament this morning. 12.05.16 13:52 13 133 168 Previously in trend: Prosecutor General Lutsenko

Ukraine's top prosecutor says names of Russian colonels who armed MP Savchenko for terror act known to investigators The investigators of Ukraine's Security Service (SBU) have identified the Russian military officials who handed over weapons to Ukrainian MP Nadia Savchenko for committing acts of terror. 11.05.18 15:34 41 008 166 Previously in trend: Savchenko under arrest

Generals Refused to Officially Celebrate Police Day Because of Lutsenko’s Imprisonment Police generals who served with the Minister Yurii Lutsenko refused to participate in the ceremonial meeting on the occasion of the Police Day. 20.12.12 14:52 39 801 164 Previously in trend: Lutsenko Cases

Ukraine’s top prosecutor: court to hear case against those who ordered to gun down Maidan activists when Yanukovych treason trial completed Ukraine’s Prosecutor General Yurii Lutsenko says that following completion of proceedings into Yanukovych’s high treason there will be another trial against those who gave the criminal order to fire upon the Maidan activists. 08.02.18 11:17 33 527 164 Previously in trend: Investigation of crimes against Maidan Trial against Yanukovych

Poroshenko Bloc will not quit coalition. Yatseniuk has three weeks to make responsible decision, - MP Yurii Lutsenko The inaction of the Yatseniuk's government, according to Poroshenko Bloc leader, has ruined the coalition. 18.02.16 13:22 34 545 163 Previously in trend: Hroisman's Cabinet

PGO names hirer of Voronenkov assassin - it's Russian mafia boss Tyurin Prosecutor General's Office of Ukraine (PGO) has finished investigation into the criminal case of murder of former State Duma of Russia MP Denys Voronenkov in Kyiv downtown in spring 2017. 09.10.17 13:34 86 077 162 Previously in trend: Voronenkov assassinated

Case on Ilovaisk is on my table. We will make decision, - Lutsenko Responsibility for Ilovaisk tragedy of 2014 has not been exonerated from any official. 23.05.16 10:08 64 399 159 Previously in trend: Prosecutor General Lutsenko

"Russia seeks to make Ukrainians believe they live in a fake state," - Lutsenko Russia is trying to represent Ukraine as a failed state. 21.02.17 18:18 26 012 159 Ukrainian Politics

Lutsenko announces detention of high-ranking SBU officials Prosecutor General Yurii Lutsenko has announced detention of a group of top Security Service employees involved in torture and extortion. 25.07.16 20:40 77 110 158 Previously in trend: Prosecutor General Lutsenko

Poroshenko sets deadline to PPB faction, threatens re-election, - Ukrainski Novyny Petro Poroshenko Bloc chairman Yurii Lutsenko warns the deputies of his faction that if the parliament does not decide on the new Cabinet of Ministers, the Verkhovna Rada will be dissolved on April 13. 12.04.16 17:50 79 027 158 Previously in trend: coalition agreement 2014 Hroisman's Cabinet

Fugitive Party of Regions members plot media attack on Ukraine's chief prosecutor, - MP Ariev People's deputy of Ukraine Volodymyr Ariev says former high-ranking members of ex-President Yanukovych's Party of Regions are preparing an information attack on Prosecutor General of Ukraine Yurii Lutsenko. 19.10.16 23:24 21 147 156 Previously in trend: Prosecutor General Lutsenko

"Liashko, Lenskyi, and Linko. 20 for each," - Lutsenko published video of Huzhva's talks. VIDEO Investigation into activities of Chief Editor for Strana.ua Ihor Huzhva are based on legal evidence of bribe extortion made by him. This is not pressure on the press. 23.06.17 17:14 122 810 155 Previously in trend: Huzhva case

Zelenskyi asks Rada to consider dismissal of Lutsenko, Klimkin, nomination of Prystaiko to head Foreign Ministry Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyi has again asked parliament to consider voting on the dismissal of Prosecutor General Yurii Lutsenko and Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin, as well as to consider his nomination of Vadym Prystaiko to replace the latter. 02.07.19 13:34 10 736 153 Ukrainian Politics