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. 4 454 6 Previously in trend: Revoking immunity
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. 77 028 336 Previously in trend: Revoking immunity
Rada strips MP Bakulin of immunity, authorizes his detention The Ukrainian parliament gave its consent to detain and place Opposition bloc faction MP Yevhen Bakulin in pretrial custody in order to bring him to criminal responsibility. The lawmakers also supported stripping Bakulin of parliamentary immunity. 15 986 51 Previously in trend: Revoking immunity
If Rada retains its courage, MPs will abolish parliamentary immunity during next session, - Poroshenko President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko said putting the voting on immunity lifting bills into Rada's agenda was "a responsible political step." 37 399 257 Previously in trend: Revoking immunity
Bill on lifting parliamentary immunity might be considered in Rada on Thursday, - Speaker Parubii Verkhovna Rada Speaker Andrii Parubii said the bill on lifting parliamentary immunity might be included in the agenda on Thursday, Oct.19. 6 252 40 Previously in trend: Revoking immunity
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
PGO's petition to arrest Kliuiev has been prevented from Rada voting for three months now, - journalist. DOCUMENT (in Ukrainian) Reporters found that Prosecutor General Shokin introduced the petition to arrest former Party of Regions MP Serhii Kliuiev, accused of large-scale public funds embezzlement, on June 16 this year. On June 30, the regulatory committee found it grounded and recommended to vote on it. Over the three months since then, Speaker Hroisman has not put it to vote, which is very contrasting with the speaker's efficiency in Mosiichuk's case. All of it unpleasantly suggests that someone might be covering for Serhii Kliuiev and had allowed him fleeing. 13 186 82 Previously in trend: Revoking immunity
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
Prosecutor's Office brings more charges against escaped deputy Kliuiev Prosecutor's Office gathered more material to charge MP Kliuiev under five more articles, which gives grounds for his arrest. 14 990 51 Previously in trend: Revoking immunity
Kliuiev fled to another country through 'DPR/LPR' territorry, - MP Herashchenko People's Front faction of the parliament will support Prosecutor's Office proposal for MP Serhii Kliuiev's arrest and detainment. 67 662 286 Previously in trend: Revoking immunity
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. 37 110 83 Previously in trend: Revoking immunity
Rada’s Procedural Committee passes PGO’s submission regarding Kliuiev to Hroisman The Procedural Committee of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine has filed the request of the Prosecutor General's Office to the Ukrainian parliament regarding prosecution of nonaffiliated People's Deputy Serhii Kliuiev to Speaker Volodymyr Hroisman. 10 759 30 Previously in trend: Revoking immunity
Requests for arrest warrants of MPs Kliuiev and Melnychuk submitted to Rada - Shokin Prosecutor General of Ukraine Viktor Shokin filed an application to the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine for issuing arrest warrants for former member of the Party of Regions Serhii Kliuiev and faction independent MP Serhii Melnychuk. 35 368 114 Ukrainian Politics
Prosecutor General’s Office disowns "black list" of MPs to be deprived of immunity: "The names have not been discussed yet" The PGO has not yet discussed names of MPs who could be on the list for revoking the immunity. 11 524 52 Previously in trend: Revoking immunity
Shokin's request to lift immunity of seven MPs might cause a stir in the Rada - Butusov. LIST Prosecutor General Viktor Shokin introduced request to the Rada to lift deputy immunity of seven MPs at a time. 91 824 217 Ukrainian Politics