Lutsenko Yurii

Nalyvaichenko states there is an ‘underboss’ in Poroshenko Bloc. Lutsenko clarifies it is Rosenblatt: "He is an experienced official and a formally appointed one" Former head of the SBU Valentyn Nalyvaichenko alleges that the underboss looks after Poroshenko Bloc. 02.07.15 18:04 39 255 102 Ukrainian Politics

Lutsenko confirms Yuriev’s suicide: "We heard gunshot as we were breaking into house" Prosecutor General of Ukraine Yurii Lutsenko confirmed that Naftohaz Ukrainy's ex-Deputy Head Hennadii Yuriev committed suicide in the Vinnytsia region during the raid conducted as part of the investigation into Chornomornaftohaz. 21.12.16 19:22 90 094 102 Incidents

Mastermind behind Kurchenko's shadow schemes detained, - Prosecutor General Lutsenko Law enforcers have apprehended ex-head of the Auction Committee for the sale of crude oil and liquefied gas during the presidency of Viktor Yanukovych, former deputy minister of economic development and trade in Mykola Azarov's Cabinet Oleksandr Sukhomlyn. 11.06.16 15:20 45 040 102 Ukrainian Politics

Iryna Lutsenko: My Husband Was Simply Kidnapped From IV. This is Terrorism. VIDEO Ukrainian regime is engaged in terrorism against its own people. That is how ex-Interior Minister's wife and lawyer Iryna Lutsenko commented on the transferring of her husband from the clinic. 30.01.13 13:16 5 462 102 Previously in trend: Lutsenko Cases

Lutsenko voiced PGO's priorities for coming year Prosecutor General Yurii Lutsenko described changes Ukraine will see after a year of his office. 03.06.16 00:10 20 564 101 Previously in trend: Prosecutor General Lutsenko

Court rules on detention of suspect Yanukovych, - Lutsenko. DOCUMENT (in Ukrainian) Prosecutor General of Ukraine Yurii Lutsenko has published the ruling of Kyiv's Pechersk district court on the arrest of suspect Viktor F. Yanukovych. 15.12.16 16:40 28 176 101 Previously in trend: Questioning of Yanukovych

No crime wave in other regions like that in Odesa, not even in the 90s, - Prosecutor General Lutsenko Current crime rate of the Odesa region is far worse than that back in the 1990s. 17.06.16 15:44 54 641 101 Previously in trend: Prosecutor General Lutsenko

Case against Yanukovych has to be filed in court by December, – MP Lutsenko The case against former president of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych has to be filed in court by Dec. 2015. 21.11.15 13:05 3 750 100 Ukrainian Politics

Kniazhychi operation leadership may face charges of premeditated murder, - Lutsenko The leaders of the operation in Kniazhychi village, the Kyiv region, which resulted in a skirmish between law enforcers leaving five people shot dead, may be additionally indicted for premeditated murder. 26.01.17 22:11 28 307 100 Previously in trend: Kniazhychi shooting

People's Front ready to support Lutsenko's candidacy as prosecutor general Before the evening session of the Verkhovna Rada, People's Front met with Petro Poroshenko Bloc faction leader Yurii Lutsenko, who seeks to fill the position of prosecutor general, and decided to support his candidacy. 10.05.16 18:20 24 597 100 Previously in trend: Prosecutor General Lutsenko

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 22 920 99 Ukrainian Politics

Developer's CEO nabbed while trying to bribe police investigation directorate chief, - prosecutor general. PHOTOS 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 45 843 99 Previously in trend: Grafters

"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 10 751 99 Previously in trend: Prosecutor General Lutsenko

"Prosecutor general's statement might harm interaction between NABU and SAP," - NABU on Lutsenko's statement. DOCUMENT (in Ukrainian) 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 37 664 99 Oddities

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 10 973 99 Ukrainian Politics

Deputy prosecutor of Kirovohrad region apprehended for bribe attempt, - Lutsenko. PHOTO The violator was caught by the police officers. 29.01.17 17:16 39 058 98 Previously in trend: Grafters

Head of PACE Delegation: Situation in Ukraine Is Worse than in Russia. VIDEO Regarding the tendencies of democratic development the situation in Ukraine is worse than in Russia. 27.09.12 12:06 7 008 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 44 612 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 11 337 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 29 832 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 16 654 96 Previously in trend: Abromavicius-Kononenko scandal

Onyshchenko to be shortly put on domestic and international wanted lists, - Prosecutor General Lutsenko. PHOTO 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 14 987 96 Previously in trend: Onyshchenko case

Giuliani associate Lev Parnas turns over thousands of pages of messaging with Zelenskyi, Lutsenko and Avakov surrounding. ФОТО 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 26 150 95 Previously in trend: interfere in the United States' 2016 presidential election

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 21 440 95 Previously in trend: Fighting corruption in Ukraine Prosecutor General Lutsenko

Former deputy chief of Tax Service Holovach detained as suspect in Yanukovych case, - Lutsenko (updated) 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 59 374 95 Ukrainian Politics

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 16 470 94 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 27 179 94 Previously in trend: Voronenkov assassinated

Kyiv Economic Court judge nabbed accepting $16,000 in bribe, - Lutsenko. PHOTOS 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 41 392 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 18 110 92 Previously in trend: Murder of Sheremet

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 27 647 90 Previously in trend: Onyshchenko case

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 7 838 90 Ukrainian Politics

Judge nabbed at taking $16,000 bribe is Liubomyr Holovatiuk involved in Mezhyhiria fraud, - media. PHOTOS+VIDEO Media report that the Economic Court judge who was apprehended last night in Kyiv isLiubomyr Holovatiuk. 13.01.17 14:15 54 141 90 Previously in trend: Grafters

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 27 194 87 Incidents

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 51 400 87 Economics

Senior prosecutor caught in Kherson region accepting 400,000 hryvnia in bribe, - Lutsenko. PHOTO 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 35 775 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 6 141 87 Ukrainian Politics

Lutsenko met with families of Heroes of Heavenly Hundred and discussed Maidan case with them. PHOTOS 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 16 156 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 31 851 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 28 407 85 Previously in trend: Lutsenko Cases Prisoner swap

Lutsenko is Being Transferred to the Colony Former minister of internal affairs of Ukraine Yuriy Lutsenko illegally transferred from Kiev Pre-Trial Detention Center to Menskaya Colony. 31.08.12 09:27 5 787 85 Previously in trend: Lutsenko Cases

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 54 680 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 13 294 84 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 4 783 83 Previously in trend: Tymoshenko Case Lutsenko Cases

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 19 809 83 Ukrainian Politics

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 15 853 82 Previously in trend: coalition agreement 2014

Tysa customs officials suspended over smuggling allegations, - prosecutor general. PHOTOS 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 68 840 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 41 216 81 Ukrainian Politics

Mayor of Skole indicted on corruption charges last March again caught while accepting bribe, prosecutor general says. PHOTOS 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 23 249 81 Previously in trend: Grafters