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Verkhovna Rada permits to prosecute, arrest MP Dubnevych The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine has allowed to prosecute, detain and arrest an MP from parliamentarian group For the Future Yaroslav Dubnevych. 7 071 78 Ukrainian Politics 
Verkhovna Rada lifts parliamentary immunity The Verkhovna Rada has approved at second reading the bill No. 7203 introducing amendments to Article 80 of the Constitution of Ukraine (regarding the immunity of people's deputies of Ukraine), which is to come into force on January 1, 2020. 39 389 523 Previously in trend: New Verkhovna Rada 
Zelenskyi: MPs to retain immunity in making political decisions Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyi has said after lifting immunity members of parliament would have indemnity and they will not be responsible for political decisions. 14 061 180 Previously in trend: New Verkhovna Rada 
Rada committee upholds PGO’s petition to arrest MP Savchenko on terrorism charges The Verkhovna Rada's committee recognized as legitimate, sufficient and justified the requests of the Prosecutor General's Office (PGO) for the parliament’s permission to detain, arrest, and bring to criminal responsibility non-affiliated MP Nadia Savchenko. 38 455 176 Incidents 
People’s Front faction head calls Savchenko Kremlin’s agent, pledges faction support in stripping her of immunity The People’s Front faction is going to uphold stripping non-affiliated MP Nadia Savchenko of parliamentary immunity. 77 029 336 Previously in trend: Revoking immunity 
Rada supported lifting Dobkin's immunity, his detention and arrest. PHOTOS+VIDEO The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine has voted in favor of the decision to lift immunity and prosecute Opposition Bloc MP Mykhailo Dobkin. 161 327 417 Previously in trend: Trial of Dobkin 
Lifting immunity of MP Dobkin: regulation committee hearing. LIVE The regulation committee of the Verkhovna Rada during its session on July 12 is considering a motion by Prosecutor General of Ukraine on giving consent for prosecution, detention, and arrest of people's deputy Mykhailo Dobkin, Opposition Bloc. 31 556 27 Ukrainian Politics 
Rada fails to support lifting immunity of Deidei The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine has started to consider the motions on lifting immunity from five MPs. The first motion was on Yevhen Deidei, People's Front. 38 219 205 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. 5 517 17 Ukrainian Politics 
Regulation committee approved detention and arrest of MP Rozenblat The Verkhovna Rada regulation committee has considered the motion by Prosecutor General of Ukraine Yurii Lutsenko on providing consent to indictment, detention, and arrest of Petro Poroshenko Bloc (PPB) MP Boryslav Rozenblat, and found it well grounded. 63 386 182 Previously in trend: Case of Rozenblat and Poliakov Lifting immunity of MP Boryslav Rozenblat: Rada regulation committee session. LIVE The regulation committee of the Verkhovna Rada is considering a motion by Prosecutor General Yurii Lutsenko on giving consent to prosecute, detain, and arrest MP Boryslav Rozenblat, Petro Poroshenko Bloc. 33 965 80 Previously in trend: Revoking immunity Case of Rozenblat and Poliakov 
Parliamentary regulation committee dismissed PGO motion to arrest MP Poliakov, says it is ill founded The regulation committee of the Verkhovna Rada found the motion by the Prosecutor General's Office (PGO) to indict and arrest MP Maksym Poliakov ill founded. 21 068 123 Previously in trend: Case of Rozenblat and Poliakov 
Lifting immunity from Maksym Poliakov: parliamentary regulatory committee session. LIVE The regulation committee of the Verkhovna Rada is considering a motion by Prosecutor General Yurii Lutsenko on giving consent to prosecute, detain, and arrest MP Maksym Poliakov, People's Front. 14 751 51 Previously in trend: Case of Rozenblat and Poliakov 
Lifting immunity from Andrii Lozovyi: parliamentary regulatory committee session. LIVE The regulation committee of the Verkhovna Rada is considering a motion by Prosecutor General Yurii Lutsenko on giving consent to prosecute People's Deputy Andrii Lozovyi, Radical Party. 11 367 31 Ukrainian Politics 
Lifting immunity of Oles Dovhyi: Rada regulation committee meeting. LIVE The regulation committee of the Verkhovna Rada is considering a motion by Prosecutor General Yurii Lutsenko on giving consent to prosecute People's Deputy Oles Dovhyi, independent. 29 516 56 Ukrainian Politics Regulation committee has not recommended Rada to lift immunity of MP Deidei, says PGO motion "not enough substantiated" The Verkhovna Rada regulation committee ruled that the PGO's motion on allowing indictment of People's Front MP Yevhen Deidei is "not enough substantiated and motivated, and does not contain concrete facts." 40 222 226 Ukrainian Politics 
Rada committee considers lifting immunity from MP Deidei. LIVE Parliamentary regulatory committee is considering a motion filed by Prosecutor General of Ukraine Yurii Lutsenko on agreeing to criminally prosecute People's Front MP Yevhen Deidei. 14 173 31 Ukrainian Politics 
Rada deprives MP Novynskyi of immunity. VIDEO The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine allowed bringing Opposition Bloc MP Novynskyi to criminal liability upon a motion of the Prosecutor General's Office (PGO). 92 389 326 Previously in trend: Removal of Novynskyi's immunity 
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. 20 439 74 Previously in trend: Removal of Novynskyi's immunity 
Samopomich faction leaves Rada session hall upon demands to vote on lifting parliamentary immunity of MP Novynskyi Samopomich parliamentary faction has left the meeting of the Verkhovna Rada upon demanding putting to vote on lifting parliamentary immunity of Opposition Bloc MP Vadym Novynskyi and the people's deputies in general. 34 255 115 Previously in trend: Removal of Novynskyi's immunity 
Samopomich faction leaves parliament’s session hall: “We will not vote until bringing Novynskyi to responsibility is put before Rada” Samopomich faction left the session hall of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine in protest against the actions of the Committee on Rules of Parliamentary Procedure and Support to Work of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine regarding stripping Opposition bloc MP Vadym Novynskyi of immunity. 100 880 199 Ukrainian Politics 
Lutsenko to demand stripping immunity of MP Skoryk The member of parliament is suspected of involvement in Odesa riots of Feb.19, 2014. 34 386 65 Previously in trend: Prosecutor General Lutsenko 
Parliament upholds apprehension and arrest of people's deputy Onyshchenko. VIDEO The Verkhovna Rada has granted the motion of the Prosecutor General's Office (PGO) on bringing to criminal liability, apprehension, and arrest of Volia Narodu faction MP Oleksandr Onyshchenko. 61 819 207 Previously in trend: Onyshchenko case 
Onyshchenko not in Ukraine, Special Anti-corruption prosecutor says Today, July 5, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine will vote on the presentation by Prosecutor General's Office (PGO), which includes lifting of immunity, detention, and arrest of the Volia Narodu MP Oleksandr Onyshchenko. The voting will include three bills, one on each item of the presentation. 59 195 83 Previously in trend: Onyshchenko case 
Removal of Onyshchenko's inviolability to be considered at Rada's plenary session The Procedural Committee of the Verkhovna Rada has allowed considering the withdrawal of parliamentary immunity of people's deputy Oleksandr Onyshchenko. 19 030 42 Previously in trend: Onyshchenko case 
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. 4 691 10 Previously in trend: Onyshchenko case 
MP Martynenko announces resignation amidst defamation campaign against him People's Front faction MP Mykola Martynenko has announced his abdication. 78 661 136 Ukrainian Politics 
Prosecutor General refuses to bring MPs to justice before arrest procedure changed Prosecutor General of Ukraine Viktor Shokin stated that he would not file motions to the Verkhovna Rada to sanction arrest of MPs until Rada simplifies the procedure for the prosecution of people's deputies. 15 708 109 Previously in trend: Revoking immunity Detention of Mosiichuk 
Parliament strips Melnychuk of his immunity, but does not give consent for his his arrest Verkhovna Rada supported submission of the Prosecutor General 's Office to grant consent to prosecute MP Serhii Melnychuk. 29 401 86 Previously in trend: Revoking immunity 
Rada supported revoking Kliuiev's immunity. VIDEO The Parliament of Ukraine voted in favor for the General Prosecutor's Office production on giving consent for liability of independent MP Serhii Kliuiev. 37 111 83 Previously in trend: Revoking immunity 
Bill on lifting deputies and judges' immunity sent by Rada to Constitutional Court. VIDEO The Verkhovna Rada sent the bill No. 1776 on stripping of parliamentary immunity and limiting judicial inviolability for expert evaluation to the Constitutional Court. 41 123 186 Previously in trend: New Rada 
