Lutsenko Yurii

Prosecutor general requests Rada’s permission to detain Opposition bloc MP Bakulin Ukraine’s top prosecutor Yurii Lutsenko filed a motion to the parliament to sanction detention of Opposition bloc faction MP Yevhen Bakulin and impose a pre-trial restriction against him. 16.02.18 16:33 22 207 77 Ukrainian Politics

MP Lutsenko: Poroshenko Bloc offers to hold elections in Mariupol Nov. 15 The coalition council has been unable to agree upon the elections in Mariupol and Krasnoarmiisk today and plans to meet tomorrow. Meanwhile, the faction of Petro Poroshenko Bloc party offers to hold elections in Mariupol November 15, 2015. The other factions have taken a time-out. 26.10.15 17:14 7 513 77 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015

Yanukovych treason case defining for Ukraine future, - Lutsenko Ukraine Prosecutor General Yurii Lutsenko sees the treason case of Ukraine ex-President Viktor Yanukovych as defining for the country’s future. 24.01.19 15:11 4 572 77 Previously in trend: Trial against Yanukovych

Lutsenko issues annual report on probe into Yanukovych regime crimes: "49 verdicts passed, stolen funds confiscated" Prosecutor General of Ukraine Yurii Lutsenko has published the annual report on progress of the investigation into the crimes against the Ukrainians committed by the regime of fugitive ex-President Viktor Yanukovych. 21.11.17 16:30 10 187 76 Ukrainian Politics

FBI to provide first results of examinations in murder of Sheremet on July 25, - Lutsenko Experts from the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation will provide first data on the examinations under the case of murder of journalist Pavel Sheremet on July 25. 24.07.16 09:41 9 542 76 Previously in trend: Murder of Sheremet

Several MPs may face lifting of immunity following Kharkiv searches, - Lutsenko Prosecutor General Yurii Lutsenko is set to submit several motions to the Verkhovna Rada, asking to lift parliamentary immunity of several deputies involved in the case against Kharkiv Mayor Hennadii Kernes. 15.09.16 18:13 36 193 76 Ukrainian Politics

Lutsenko Believes Opposition Has Real Chance to Free Tymoshenko "The total result of the United opposition consists of Batkivschyna and Front Zmin (Yatsenyuk’s party)- that is, 25% for two." 24.11.12 10:47 5 817 76 Ukrainian Politics

Landik testified against odious Party of Regions functionary Yefremov Former Party of Regions MP Volodymyr Landik testified on Thursday before Prosecutor General of Ukraine Yurii Lutsenko in the framework of criminal proceedings against former high-ranking officials, including ex-leader of Party of Regions faction in the Verkhovna Rada Oleksandr Yefremov. 02.06.16 18:56 59 103 76 Ukrainian Politics

President's third friend: how Rada appointed new prosecutor general On Thursday morning, May 12, few imagined that the country would have new prosecutor general by evening. 13.05.16 14:15 42 262 76 Ukrainian Politics

Ukraine’s top prosecutor suggests that NSDC considers sanctions against certain Russian individuals, entities Prosecutor General of Ukraine Yurii Lutsenko is going to send a letter to President Petro Poroshenko and the National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) proposing sanctions against certain legal entities and individuals in the Russian Federation due to the armed aggression against the Ukrainian naval forces. 04.12.18 13:54 3 223 76 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine Sanctions against Russia

Man attempted to buy 200 kg of 'criminal' amber from PGO investigator, - Chief Lutsenko The Prosecutor General's Office of Ukraine (PGO) has detained a man who attempted to bribe a PGO investigator into closing a case and returning 200 kg of amber. 28.10.16 10:29 62 987 75 Previously in trend: Amber mafia Grafters

Parliament to decide on removal of Novynskyi's immunity, - Rada's procedural committee The Committee on Rules of Parliamentary Procedure and Support to Work of The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine has re-examined the request by the Prosecutor General's Office (PGO) to allow the criminal prosecution against Opposition Bloc MP Vadym Novynskyi and decided the submitted materials are insufficient for stripping the lawmaker of the immunity. 06.12.16 18:28 20 533 74 Previously in trend: Removal of Novynskyi's immunity

Over 120 searches conducted in Kharkiv in relation to state land misappropriation, - Lutsenko Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) and Prosecutor General's Office of Ukraine (PGO) conducted over 120 searches in Kharkiv within investigation into misappropriation of 650 hectares of state land. The operation was being prepared over two months. 16.09.16 11:04 64 638 74 Previously in trend: Kharkiv mayor Kernes

Russia’s high-ranking officials must be put on international wanted list, Ukraine’s prosecutor general says The international law enforcement institutions (Interpol and Europol) must put Russian senior officials and generals of the Russian Armed Forces on the international wanted list for waging war against Ukraine. 22.08.16 17:55 14 191 74 Incidents

Samopomich agreed to support judicial amendments to Constitution, - MP Lutsenko Poroshenko Bloc faction chairman Yurii Lutsenko claims that, upon the results of talks of the coalition council, Samopomich faction expressed its readiness to support the revised bill No. 3524 on the judicial amendments to the Constitution that provide for the parliament's right to impeach credit of prosecutor general. 27.01.16 18:50 5 388 73 Ukrainian Politics

Prosecutor General ready to file submission on stripping seven deputies of immunity - Lutsenko Leader of the Poroshenko Bloc in the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Yurii Lutsenko said that the PGO has prepared seven submissions on striping deputies of the parliamentary immunity. 21.04.15 17:31 22 194 73 Ukrainian Politics

NABU says it never asked for Kholodnytskyi's bringing to justice, - journalist The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) says it never addressed PGO with a request to bring to justice the head of the Special Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office Nazar Kholodnytskyi. NABU is planning to officially refute the announcement by Prosecutor General Yurii Lutsenko. 02.12.16 10:55 18 413 73 Ukrainian Politics

Lutkovska, Lutsenko performed snap inspection of SBU's jail amidst Šimonović's torture allegations An unscheduled inspection is underway at the pre-trial detention center of the Security Service of Ukraine in Kyiv. The place is attended by Prosecutor General Yurii Lutsenko, Verkhovna Rada Commissioner for Human Rights Valeriia Lutkovska, Ombudsman's Representative Mykhailo Chaplyha, and Head of the SBU Vasyl Hrytsak. 06.06.16 11:35 57 386 72 Ukrainian Politics

It is top priority for new prosecutor of Zakarpattia region and his colleagues from Western Ukraine to stop smuggling of forest, - Lutsenko The main task of Volodymyr Havryliuk, the new prosecutor of the Zakarpattia region, is to stop illegal deforestation of the Carpathian forests. 23.07.16 14:24 18 988 72 Society

Ukraine's ex-Prosecutor General Lutsenko went to United Kingdom to learn English Former Prosecutor General of Ukraine Yurii Lutsenko went to the United Kingdom to take English lessons. 30.09.19 15:18 3 963 72 Previously in trend: Elections in Ukraine and US

"No clandestine torture chambers and unrecorded imprisoned LPR/DPR members found," - Lutsenko on snap inspection of SBU jail Following the snap inspection of the remand prison of the Security Service of Ukraine in Kyiv, Prosecutor General of Ukraine Yurii Lutsenko reported that he found no violations of detention conditions. 06.06.16 22:55 14 843 72 Previously in trend: Prosecutor General Lutsenko

Ukraine Prosecutor's Office might serve Russia's Putin and Medvedev with charges Prosecutor General of Ukraine Yurii Lutsenko has announced that PGO is working on possible announcement of suspicion of crimes against Ukraine to Russian President Vladimir Putin and Russian PM Dmitry Medvedev . 14.09.16 10:17 24 793 72 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

Investigators to scrutiny MP Skoryk’s involvement in acts of separatism, Lutsenko says The case against former Governor of the Odesa region, Opposition bloc faction MP Mykola Skoryk will not be limited by charges of involvement in the beating of protesters in Odesa on Feb. 19, 2014. 22.09.16 23:35 14 236 71 Incidents

Special ivestigation initiated against Shoygu, Glazyev and 12 Russian generals, - Prosecutor General Lutsenko Ukrainian Prosecutor General's Office hopes that Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoygu will be convicted in absentia in Ukraine in 2017. 23.02.17 13:52 13 457 71 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

"Welcome to Ukraine, Viktor Fedorovych, you'll find justice and law," - Lutsenko doubts effectiveness of interviewing Yanukovych via videoconferencing The interviewing of ex-President Viktor Yanukovych via videoconferencing in connection with the events that took place during the Revolution of Dignity is unlikely to provide valuable information. 22.11.16 19:35 10 698 71 Previously in trend: Investigation of crimes against Maidan

Lutsenko proposes banning deputies who face immunity removal from traveling abroad Prosecutor General Yurii Lutsenko asks the Verkhovna Rada to change its internal rules in terms of bringing people's deputies to responsibility in order to avoid further confusion as to respective prosecutorial motions. 11.07.16 23:58 10 672 71 Previously in trend: Prosecutor General Lutsenko

Prosecutor General's Office investigates activities of some ministers of Hroisman's cabinet, - Lutsenko Ukrainian Prosecutor General's Office is investigating activities of several ministers of the acting Cabinet. 03.07.17 12:01 17 139 69 Previously in trend: Fighting corruption in Ukraine

Prosecutor General Lutsenko confirms top anti-corruption prosecutor under investigation Ukraine's Prosecutor General Yurii Lutsenko confirmed that the Prosecutor General's Office launched a probe into Chief of the Specialized Anti-corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAP) Nazar Kholodnytskyi. 27.03.18 12:14 18 787 69 Incidents

Five more Berkut officers who executed Maidan activists detained, - Lutsenko Prosecutor General of Ukraine Yurii Lutsenko announced that five more officers of former Berkut riot police unit who executed Maidan activists were detained. 24.06.16 19:38 50 746 68 Previously in trend: Investigation of crimes against Maidan

Court arrests "Yanukovych's helipad" in Kyiv downtown, - Lutsenko The Appeals Court of Kyiv has arrested the land plots of more than 2 hectares and real estate facilities constructed on them. The property belongs to Amadeus Ko company. 04.08.17 12:21 31 727 68 Ukrainian Politics

PGO detained 15th prosecutor red-handed since 2017 The Prosecutor General's Office of Ukraine together with SBU have detained a grafter prosecutor as he accepted a bribe of $5,000. 01.08.17 16:11 36 252 67 Ukrainian Politics

PGO on Maidan case investigation: 380 persons indicted, 49 criminals sentenced The prosecutor's office charged 380 individuals with assaults on Euromaidan participants including lethal ones. The sentences have already been passed against 49 perpetrators. 20.11.17 19:47 8 133 67 Previously in trend: Investigation of crimes against Maidan

Radical Party MPs show up as law enforcers search house of alleged fraud, - Lutsenko The Prosecutor General Office is searching the house of detained resident of Kyiv Petrovskyi suspected of fraud. He swindled large sums of money out of officials for alleged assistance in appointment to certain positions. However, according to Prosecutor General Yurii Lutsenko, a support group arrived at the suspect's house, including several Radical Party MPs. 14.09.16 14:02 83 712 67 Ukrainian Politics

Yefremov organized seizure of administration buildings in Luhansk in 2014, - MP Landik Former Party of Regions MP Volodymyr Landik informed media that former leader of Party of Regions parliamentary faction, former governor of the Luhansk region Oleksandr Yefremov was the one who organized seizure of administration buildings in Luhansk on April 29, 2014. 03.08.16 12:17 37 030 67 Previously in trend: Arrest of Yefremov

Lutsenko: I have president's carte blanche, no сase will be stalled All high-profile cases falling within PGO's competence will be promptly investigated. 30.05.16 17:12 7 396 67 Previously in trend: Prosecutor General Lutsenko

Prosecutor's Office detains deputy mayor and city council member of Kherson for bribe-taking, - Lutsenko The two officials accepted 80,000 hryvnia ($3,080) in bribe and were caught red-handed. 29.09.16 11:46 36 053 66 Previously in trend: Grafters

US pledges to give Ukraine back most of funds stolen by ex-PM Lazarenko, - Lutsenko The relevant United States agencies have assured Ukrainian authorities that the most of the funds embezzled by ex-Prime Minister of Ukraine Pavlo Lazarenko will be transferred to Kyiv if the court decides to confiscate them. 22.05.17 15:52 23 622 66 Ukrainian Politics

PGO drafted requests to lift immunity of MPs Bobov, Deidei, and Lozovyi, - Prosecutor General Lutsenko Prosecutor General's Office of Ukraine has drafted requests to the Verkhovna Rada to lift immunity of MPs Hennadii Bobov (Vidrodzhennia group), Yevhen Deidei (People's Front faction), and Andrii Lozovyi (Radical Party faction). 19.05.17 17:20 31 380 66 Previously in trend: E-declarations of senior officials

Lutsenko expecting Riaboshapka’s dismissal in February Former prosecutor general of Ukraine, Yurii Lutsenko, is expecting dismissals of Head of the Presidential Office, Andrii Bohdan, and Prosecutor General Ruslan Riaboshapka in February. 11.02.20 15:24 11 398 66 Ukrainian Politics

Ivaniushchenko wants to get legalized in Ukraine at any cost, - Butusov The Darnytskyi district court in Kyiv will hold a hearing on the motion to charge Censor.NET Chief Editor Yurii Butusov today at 11 a.m. Kyiv time. The lawsuit was filed by former member of the Party of Regions Yurii Ivaniushchenko, also known as Yura Yenakiyevskiy. 16.05.16 11:20 35 507 65 Incidents

Prosecutor general's resignation should be voted on Tuesday, - MP Lutsenko President Petro Poroshenko is ready to offer a new candidate for the post of prosecutor general as soon as the resignation of the current PGO chief is voted. 28.03.16 12:10 8 747 65 Ukrainian Politics

PGO intends to attach property of Firtash’s companies over large-scale tax evasion Several enterprises run by Ukrainian oligarch Dmytro Firtash are suspected of tax evasion amounting to more than 500 million hryvnia. 20.03.18 16:32 19 524 65 Incidents

Lutsenko to demand stripping immunity of MP Skoryk The member of parliament is suspected of involvement in Odesa riots of Feb.19, 2014. 22.09.16 15:05 34 483 65 Previously in trend: Prosecutor General Lutsenko

Lutsenko predicts "debriefing" and "serious decisions" after government reports on its work Poroshenko Bloc faction chairman Yurii Lutsenko says the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine should report on its activities in the Verkhovna Rada before the coalition which "hired the government" after the Tax Code and the 2016 budget are adopted. 09.12.15 15:28 26 487 65 Ukrainian Politics

Law enforcers nab prosecutor Kalifitskyi at accepting 12,000 hryvnia in bribe, - Lutsenko Ukraine’s Prosecutor General Yurii Lutsenko says prosecutor Mykola Kalifitskyi was apprehended in the Lviv region as he was accepting a bribe. 27.03.17 23:03 31 132 64 Previously in trend: Grafters

Law enforcers raid Ukrzaliznytsia subsidiaries and suppliers, already seized $1.5 million, - prosecutor general The members of the Prosecutor General's Office (PGO) in conjunction with Security Service (SBU) and National Police of Ukraine are carrying out a special operation to collect evidence of crimes associated with supplies of cabling and wiring products of poor-quality to Ukrzaliznytsia. 21.10.16 16:05 67 655 64 Previously in trend: Police workdays

Ukraine's PGO indicts 18 Russian officials for territorial infringement The Prosecutor General's Office (PGO) has issued indictments against 18 persons from among representatives of Russia's authorities and armed forces on charges of their involvement in infringing Ukraine's territorial integrity. 22.08.16 16:50 25 421 63 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

Court decision to seize $200M of Yanukovych mafia took effect, - Lutsenko The court decision on seizing $200 million of the former Ukrainian officials from the inner circle of fugitive President Viktor Yanukovych has come into force. 22.09.17 16:24 12 885 63 Previously in trend: Yanukovych Family