Ukraine's Parliament Votes to Remove Prosecutor General
Lawmakers approved the dismissal with a strong majority, according to a report by Russian state news agency TASS.
Ukraine's parliament, the Verkhovna Rada, voted on Tuesday to remove the country's prosecutor general from office, according to a report by the Russian state news agency TASS.
TASS reported that 317 lawmakers voted in favor of the decision to dismiss the prosecutor general, a figure that exceeds the majority required for such a vote in the 450-seat parliament.
The TASS report did not name the prosecutor general in question or provide details on the reasons behind the dismissal vote.
TASS is a Russian state-owned news agency, and its reporting on Ukrainian political developments has not been independently corroborated by other outlets at the time of this report.
Further details on the circumstances of the vote, including any statements from Ukrainian officials or the prosecutor general involved, were not immediately available.
Sources
- Parliament votes to remove Ukraine’s prosecutor general — TASS (Russia)
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