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Parliamentary factions agreed to primarily consider stripping Onyshchenko of immunity and special confiscation at tomorrow's session, - MP Burbak People’s Front parliamentary faction leader Maksym Burbak announced that the parliamentary factions and groups had agreed to consider stripping of immunity, arrest and confinement of MP Oleksandr Onyshchenko (Volia Narodu parliamentary group), requested by the Prosecutor General’s Office, as well as a bill authorizing the special confiscation of assets obtained through corrupt practices, pending the court’s ruling in the first place at the plenary session on July 5. 04.07.16 17:25 4 404 27 Previously in trend: Onyshchenko case

Rada may take decision to prosecute MP Novynskyi next plenary week, - Speaker Parubii Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Andrii Parubii expects parliament to tackle the issue of stripping Opposition bloc MP Vadym Novynskyi of immunity next plenary week. 24.11.16 19:59 2 560 21 Incidents

PGO to pass motions on lifting immunity of Poliakov and Rozenblat to Rada today, - source Prosecutor General's Office of Ukraine will present the motion on lifting immunity of MPs Poliakov and Rozenblat to the Vekrhovna Rada today, June 21. 21.06.17 12:59 10 679 20 Previously in trend: Case of Rozenblat and Poliakov

Parliament will consider revoking Kliuiev and Melnychuk's immunity tomorrow at 10:30 a.m. - Speaker Hroisman The Verkhovna Rada will consider the question of depriving the parliamentary immunity of MPs Serhii Kliuiev (independent) and Serhii Melnychuk (Will of the People group) tomorrow, June 3, at 10:30 am. 02.06.15 23:04 3 056 20 Ukrainian Politics

Petro Poroshenko Bloc will vote in support of all PGO motions on immunity lifting, - PPB faction head Herasymov Head of the parliamentary faction of Petro Poroshenko Bloc (PPB) in the Verkhovna Rada Artur Herasymov has called on his parliamentary colleagues to support all motions by the Prosecutor General's Office on lifting immunity of five MPs with the purpose of their subsequent prosecution. 11.07.17 14:19 5 517 17 Ukrainian Politics

Lutsenko to simplify procedure of MPs prosecution Prosecutor General of Ukraine Yurii Lutsenko initiates changes that will allow the Verkhovna Rada to simplify consideration of motions to bring lawmakers to criminal liability. 28.09.16 19:00 4 763 14 Incidents

PGO might file motion on Novynskyi in new economic case, - Lutsenko Pre-trial investigation regarding Opposition Bloc MP Vadym Novynskyi continues. 03.07.17 13:25 4 852 13 Ukrainian Politics

Rada committee to consider PGO’s request to prosecute MP Novynskyi Nov. 16 Committee on Rules of Parliamentary Procedure and Support to Work of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine will consider the motion of the Prosecutor General's Office to gain the parliament’s consent to bring to criminal responsibility Opposition bloc faction MP Vadym Novynskyi at its meeting scheduled for Wednesday, Nov. 16. 11.11.16 20:01 2 130 10 Incidents

Parubii instructs Rada’s procedural committee to consider motion on stripping MP Onyshchenko of immunity and his arrest Verkhovna Rada Chairman Andrii Parubii has instructed the Committee on Rules of Parliamentary Procedure and Support to Work of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine to promptly consider the motion regarding the stripping of the parliamentary immunity, arrest, and confinement of lawmaker Oleksandr Onyshchenko, a member of Volia Narodu parliamentary group. 16.06.16 13:59 4 691 10 Previously in trend: Onyshchenko case

Verkhovna Rada Committee to consider request to prosecute MP Ponomariov over attack on journalists At today’s meeting, the Committee on Rules of Parliamentary Procedure and Support to Work of The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine is going to consider the request of the Prosecutor General’s Office to the parliament to grant consent to convict MP Oleksandr Ponomariov of a criminal offence. 07.06.18 15:25 4 454 6 Previously in trend: Revoking immunity