Lutsenko Yurii

If Novynskyi does not return to Ukraine after he is stripped of immunity, he will be put on Interpol list, - Lutsenko The Opposition Bloc MP Vadym Novynskyi can be put on the Interpol wanted list, if he does not return to Ukraine after he is stripped of parliamentary immunity. 06.11.16 16:40 23 019 99 Ukrainian Politics

"I have no 'jail lists.' I do not intend to interfere with PGO's activities," - Poroshenko President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko has excluded the possibility to interfere with the Prosecutor General's Office activities. 13.05.16 13:01 10 804 99 Previously in trend: Prosecutor General Lutsenko

Developer's CEO nabbed while trying to bribe police investigation directorate chief, - prosecutor general Director of a real estate developer was apprehended when he tried to give a bribe disguised as a box of sweets to the chief of the Investigation Directorate of the National Police of the Kyiv region. 28.11.17 18:18 45 908 99 Previously in trend: Grafters

Ukraine’s top prosecutor, Georgia’s Deputy Prosecutor General Gogadze discussed extradition issues Prosecutor General of Ukraine Yurii Lutsenko met with Georgia’s Deputy Prosecutor General Georgy Gogadze. 15.01.18 15:36 11 042 99 Ukrainian Politics

"Prosecutor general's statement might harm interaction between NABU and SAP," - NABU on Lutsenko's statement Detectives of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) filed a complaint to the Prosecutor General’s Office (PGO) against the decision of Special Anti-Corruption Prosecutors Office Head (SAP) Nazar Kholodnytskyi, not a request to bring him to justice. 02.12.16 16:48 37 736 99 Oddities

Deputy prosecutor of Kirovohrad region apprehended for bribe attempt, - Lutsenko The violator was caught by the police officers. 29.01.17 17:16 39 125 98 Previously in trend: Grafters

Head of PACE Delegation: Situation in Ukraine Is Worse than in Russia Regarding the tendencies of democratic development the situation in Ukraine is worse than in Russia. 27.09.12 12:06 7 035 98 Previously in trend: Tymoshenko Case Lutsenko Cases

"I will never believe that demons may elect angels," – MP Lutsenko commented on Conference to elect Board of Prosecutors Verkhovna Rada deputy and one of the possible candidates for the post of prosecutor general Yurii Lutsenko considers it premature to create Prosecutors Council and Disciplinary Commission of the Prosecutor's Office. 20.04.16 17:01 44 730 97 Previously in trend: Prosecutor General Lutsenko

"We are replacing every third head of local prosecutor's offices", - Lutsenko There are about 600 job openings in the Prosecutor's Office of Ukraine. 22.10.16 16:28 11 424 97 Ukrainian Politics

Lutsenko to ask Rada to hold MPs Shufrych, Suprunenko and Konstantinovskyi liable for tax evasion Prosecutor General of Ukraine Yurii Lutsenko has named Ukrainian MPs suspected of tax evasion. 15.02.17 17:12 29 907 97 Ukrainian Politics

Disclosure of text messages insufficient to dispose of person in democratic country, - MP Lutsenko on Abromavicius-Kononenko conflict If Kononenko’s involvement in corrupt practices is confirmed by initiation of criminal case into particular facts, he will leave the elected office and will have to answer in law like any citizen. 16.02.16 22:44 16 714 96 Previously in trend: Abromavicius-Kononenko scandal

Onyshchenko to be shortly put on domestic and international wanted lists, - Prosecutor General Lutsenko On July 2, MP Oleksandr Onyshchenko left Ukraine on board a plane bound for Minsk (Belarusia). In the near future, the lawmaker will be put on domestic and international wanted lists. 05.07.16 18:20 15 041 96 Previously in trend: Onyshchenko case

US to assist PGO to secretly screen agency members, prosecutor general says A new department secretly screening members of the Prosecutor General's Office (PGO) for involvement in corrupt practices will be established within the agency with the assistance of the United States. 19.09.16 17:48 21 520 95 Previously in trend: Fighting corruption in Ukraine Prosecutor General Lutsenko

Giuliani associate Lev Parnas turns over thousands of pages of messaging with Zelenskyi, Lutsenko and Avakov surrounding An attorney for Lev Parnas, the indicted associate of Rudy Giuliani, has turned over photos, dozens of text messages and thousands of pages of documents to House impeachment investigators in an effort to win his client an audience with lawmakers. He messaged with different people from the orbit of the President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelenskyi, as well as the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs Arsen Avakov, prosecutor general Yurii Lutsenko. The main goal of the communication was to initiate an investigation against the family of the former US Vice President Joe Biden, as well as the possible interference of Ukraine in the 2016 US elections. 15.01.20 13:00 26 368 95 Previously in trend: interfere in the United States' 2016 presidential election

Former deputy chief of Tax Service Holovach detained as suspect in Yanukovych case, - Lutsenko The Military Prosecutor's Office (MPO) and the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) have detained former first deputy chief of Ukraine's State Tax Service Andrii Holovach on suspicion of illegal reimbursement of value added tax (VAT) at 3.166 billion hryvnia (approx. $126.690 million). 10.08.16 15:15 59 433 95 Ukrainian Politics

“It was demonstrative execution of witness, habitual for Kremlin,” – Prosecutor General Lutsenko on Voronenkov assassination The prosecutor general commented on the daring murder of former State Duma Deputy Denys Voronenkov in downtown Kyiv. 23.03.17 15:10 27 237 94 Previously in trend: Voronenkov assassinated

Rada refused to consider bill allowing Lutsenko's appointment as prosecutor general The lawmakers have refused to put the bill No. 4469, providing for appointing a candidate without prosecutorial experience as prosecutor general, on today's agenda. 21.04.16 15:58 16 537 94 Ukrainian Politics

Kyiv Economic Court judge nabbed accepting $16,000 in bribe, - Lutsenko Law enforcers have detained a judge of the Kyiv Economic Court as he was trying to receive an undue profit in the amount of $16,000 from a businessman. 12.01.17 20:52 41 473 93 Previously in trend: Fighting corruption in Ukraine

Lutsenko promises big pronouncements along with possible composite sketches of suspects in Sheremet's murder case Law enforcers will shortly come up with public statements on the murder of journalist Pavel Sheremet. 25.07.16 23:50 18 171 92 Previously in trend: Murder of Sheremet

Zelenskyi asks parliament to dismiss chief prosecutor Lutsenko Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyi has submitted a motion to the Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine's parliament, to give its consent to the dismissal of Prosecutor General Yurii Lutsenko, deputy presidential chief of staff Ruslan Riaboshapka has said. 11.06.19 16:28 7 913 90 Ukrainian Politics

Judge nabbed at taking $16,000 bribe is Liubomyr Holovatiuk involved in Mezhyhiria fraud, - media Media report that the Economic Court judge who was apprehended last night in Kyiv isLiubomyr Holovatiuk. 13.01.17 14:15 54 227 90 Previously in trend: Grafters

Lutsenko requests Rada to strip MP Onyshchenko of immunity Prosecutor General Yurii Lutsenko has introduced a motion to Ukrainian lawmakers asking to strip the key subject in the "gas case", Ukrainian MP Oleksandr Onyshchenko, of parliamentary immunity. 29.06.16 16:45 27 775 90 Previously in trend: Onyshchenko case

Senior prosecutor caught in Kherson region accepting 400,000 hryvnia in bribe, - Lutsenko Prosecutor General of Ukraine Yurii Lutsenko has reported that a deputy of a local prosecutor's office was nabbed in the Kherson region for extorting a bribe of 400,000 hryvnia ($14,869). 02.12.16 23:23 35 864 87 Previously in trend: Prosecutor General Lutsenko Grafters

SBI opens proceedings on Lutsenko's possible abuse of power The State Bureau of Investigations (SBI) has opened criminal proceedings on the statement of head of the parliamentary faction Servant of the People David Arakhamia on the fact of possible abuse of power by ex-Prosecutor General of Ukraine Yurii Lutsenko. 01.10.19 16:01 6 216 87 Ukrainian Politics

Katsuba takes plea bargain, testifies against higher-ranking ring members, - prosecutor general The court released Naftohaz Ukrainy NJSC ex-Deputy Head Oleksandr Katsuba from jail after he testified against higher-ranking members of his criminal ring. 15.03.17 17:43 51 501 87 Economics

Ukraine’s top prosecutor initiates probe into yesterday’s attack on anti-corruption watchdog Shabunin outside SAP Prosecutor General of Ukraine Yurii Lutsenko believes that throwing green dye over the opponents bears signs of a criminal offense. 18.07.18 11:20 27 273 87 Incidents

Lutsenko met with families of Heroes of Heavenly Hundred and discussed Maidan case with them Prosecutor General Yurii Lutsenko told families of the Heroes of the Heavenly Hundred about an action plan in the investigation of resonant Maidan crimes. 06.11.16 11:12 16 219 86 Previously in trend: Investigation of crimes against Maidan

Kaskiv detained in Panama, - Lutsenko Former head of the State Investments Agency Vladyslav Kaskiv has been apprehended in Panama. 08.09.16 10:58 31 939 86 Ukrainian Politics

“50 prisoners have missing teeth, five have hepatitis, six made suicidal attempts,” – MP Iryna Herashchenko on prisoners released in latest swap Many of those liberated from captivity of the Russian mercenaries in the Donbas have various diseases, injuries, and psychological traumas. 20.02.18 15:04 28 485 85 Previously in trend: Lutsenko Cases Prisoner swap

NABU asks PGO to bring Kholodnytskyi to justice, - Lutsenko Prosecutor General Yurii Lutsenko said he did not want to become part of the conflict between the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) and Special Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAP). 02.12.16 10:35 54 774 84 Ukrainian Politics

“Restoration of confidence in Prosecutor's Office and going after ‘big fish’," - Lutsenko dwells on his current year’s tasks as prosecutor general Prosecutor General of Ukraine Yurii Lutsenko deems restoration of public confidence in the Prosecutor's Office one of the main tasks in the current year. 14.06.16 18:09 13 383 84 Ukrainian Politics

PGO conducts searches in Kryvyi Rih city council, checks possible involvement of Mayor Vilkul in state funds embezzlement, - Lutsenko The searches are being conducted in the Kryvyi Rih city council, at residences and business offices of directors and founders of companies involved in embezzlement of 200 million hryvnia ($7.4 million) allocated from the state budget in 2016. 02.03.17 11:25 19 868 83 Ukrainian Politics

Europe Calls the Things Done to Tymoshenko and Lutsenko Brutality Europe calls the cases against Tymosheko and Lutsenko political persecution but does not go beyond words since Ukraine has other more serious problems that obstruct its cooperation with the European Union. 13.09.12 14:31 4 818 83 Previously in trend: Tymoshenko Case Lutsenko Cases

Cabinet Candidates to Be Discussed after Yatseniuk’s Proposals - Lutsenko The coalition members will discuss candidates for positions in the government after the future Prime Minister Yatseniuk offers them. 12.11.14 19:28 15 894 82 Previously in trend: coalition agreement 2014

Mayor of Skole indicted on corruption charges last March again caught while accepting bribe, prosecutor general says Ukraine’s Prosecutor General Yurii Lutsenko says mayor of the city of Skole was apprehended in the Lviv region while receiving 68,700 hryvnia (about $2,600) in bribe. 19.07.18 11:55 23 342 81 Previously in trend: Grafters

Law enforcers detain drug dealers operating in four Ukrainian cities, - Prosecutor General Lutsenko Members of the Kyiv Prosecutor's Office and Interior Ministry’s Department of Internal Security carried out 57 raids at premises used by a ring of drug dealers in Kyiv, Kryvyi Rih, Kropyvnytskyi, and Dnipro. 06.09.16 17:20 44 100 81 Incidents

Lutsenko announces disclosure of gas scheme involving ex-Minister Zlochevskyi Prosecutor General Yurii Lutsenko has announced the disclosure of another gas scheme as well as the involvement of ex-Minister Mykola Zlochevskyi. 07.07.16 17:34 41 308 81 Ukrainian Politics

Tysa customs officials suspended over smuggling allegations, - prosecutor general Senior officers of Tysa customs post (the Zakarpattia region) were suspended Thursday after Hungary's border guards found a large batch of smuggled cigarettes and amber in a vehicle that arrived from Ukraine. 27.04.17 23:12 68 914 81 Incidents

Rada to consider appointment of new prosecutor general in May: PPB has no political consensus on this issue, - MP Anton Herashchenko Political consensus on bills allowing a person without legal education and prosecutorial experience to be appointed prosecutor general has not been reached yet. 21.04.16 13:16 14 294 80 Previously in trend: Prosecutor General Lutsenko

"More arrests to follow, we have enough evidence against group of people," - Prosecutor General Lutsenko on Yefremov and Medianyk case Prosecutor General's Office of Ukraine continues investigation into the case of creation of the "Luhansk People's Republic" terrorist organization. 08.08.16 14:25 26 224 80 Previously in trend: Arrest of Yefremov

Law enforcers to report on Korban’s detention and "diamond" prosecutors’ case in Rada tomorrow, MP Lutsenko says The law enforcers will report on the detention of Ukrop party leader Hennadii Korban and the case of the "diamond" prosecutors Volodymyr Shapakin and Oleksandr Korniiets in the Verkhovna Rada tomorrow, Nov. 3. 02.11.15 15:41 10 045 80 Previously in trend: 'Diamond prosecutors' case Korban's arrest

136 indictments on charges of crimes against Maidan filed with courts, - Lutsenko The Prosecutor General's Office (PGO) has issued 136 indictments against 190 people charged with the crackdown on Maidan in winter 2013-2014. 23.08.16 23:26 4 303 79 Previously in trend: Investigation of crimes against Maidan

There are no other formats to build a European Ukraine – Lutsenko on parliamentary coalition Petro Poroshenko Bloc faction was and remains a partner of the People's Front, Samopomich and Batkivshchyna in the parliamentary coalition. 12.12.15 17:57 3 688 79 Ukrainian Politics

Dual citizenship must be punishable, - top prosecutor on Hungarian passports issued to Ukrainians The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) initiated criminal proceedings into the issue of Hungarian passports to Ukrainian citizens in the Zakarpattia region. 27.09.18 17:40 4 998 79 Incidents

Sooner or Later the Ones Responsible for Imprisoning Lutsenko will go to Jail, Defense Lawyer The case of the former MVD Minister is fraudulent and sooner or later the guilty ones will be brought to trial. 27.08.12 11:30 200 78 Previously in trend: Lutsenko Cases

Coalition Agreement to Be Published Today - Lutsenko The text of the coalition agreement, which should become a reform plan for the factions’ association in the new parliament, will be announced yet on Monday. 27.10.14 15:45 15 413 78 Previously in trend: Snap Parliamentary Elections

Dick Durbin: The Ukrainian Authorities Certainly do not Like the Resolution but all Senate Members Condemn Tymoshenko's Imprisonment The US Resolution on Ukraine calling for the release of former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko was passed unanimously in open voting and in compliance with all rules and regulations. 29.09.12 09:23 4 163 78 Previously in trend: Elections 2012 Tymoshenko Case Lutsenko Cases

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. 12.05.16 20:08 11 557 77 Previously in trend: Prosecutor General Lutsenko