Minister of Justice Galushchenko temporarily suspended: what is happening?
Фото: facebook/Герман Галущенко
The Cabinet of Ministers has decided to remove Herman Galushchenko from the duties of Minister of Justice.
This was announced by Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko after an extraordinary government meeting, which took place on the morning of November 12.
The duties of the head of the Ministry of Justice have been temporarily assigned to Deputy Minister for European Integration Lyudmila Sugak.
Herman Galushchenko himself stated that he fully supports the government’s decision, because, according to him, it is first necessary to “make a political decision, and then deal with all the details.”
“I am not holding on to my position and will not hold on to it. I believe that suspension for the duration of the investigation is a civilized and correct scenario. I will defend myself legally and prove my position,” the minister noted.
According to government sources, the decision to remove Galushchenko is related to an internal audit, the details of which have not yet been disclosed.
At the same time, the Cabinet of Ministers emphasizes that the suspension is temporary and does not mean resignation.
As a reminder, the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office are conducting a large-scale operation “Midas” to expose corruption in the energy sector . According to the investigation, the activities of a high-level criminal organization were established, which controlled financial flows and personnel decisions in state energy structures.
It is known that the National Anti-Corruption Bureau exposed an office in downtown Kyiv through which those involved in a corruption scheme in the energy sector legalized illegally obtained funds.
By the way, detectives of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau conducted searches at the home of former Energy Minister Herman Galushchenko and at JSC NNEGC Energoatom. The investigation concerns corruption schemes in the energy sector , which, according to the investigation, have been operating for a long time.
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