Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has dismissed two vital figures in his authorities, questioning their management qualities and accusing a lot of their subordinates of treason and collaborating with Russia.
"At the moment I decided to take away the Prosecutor Basic from workplace and to dismiss the Head of the Safety Service of Ukraine," Zelensky mentioned in his nightly video deal with.
The 2 officers dismissed are Prosecutor Basic Iryna Venediktova and State Safety Service (SBU) head Ivan Bakanov, a long-time affiliate of the president.
Zelensky mentioned many officers inside each departments have been suspected of treason.
"As of at the moment, 651 legal proceedings have been registered concerning treason and collaboration actions of workers of prosecutor's places of work, pretrial investigation our bodies, and different regulation enforcement companies," he mentioned.
"Specifically, greater than 60 workers of the prosecutor's workplace and the Safety Service of Ukraine remained within the occupied territory and are working in opposition to our state."
Explaining his determination to take away Venediktova and Bakanov, Zelensky mentioned "an array of crimes" had been detected between the workers of the safety forces of Ukraine and the particular companies of Russia.
Crimes of treason, he mentioned, threatened Ukraine's nationwide safety
The previous head of the Essential Directorate of the Safety Service in Crimea has additionally been detained on suspicion of treason, Zelensky mentioned.
"Everybody who along with him was a part of a legal group that labored within the pursuits of the Russian Federation can even be held accountable.
"It's in regards to the switch of secret data to the enemy and different details of cooperation with the Russian particular companies."
Senior officers within the SBU in southern Ukraine have been blamed for the convenience with which Russian forces have been in a position to seize massive areas of the south inside every week of the invasion.
Zelensky indicated there could be additional motion.
"The particular actions and any inaction of every official within the safety sector and in regulation enforcement companies will likely be evaluated," he mentioned.
"The corresponding inspection of regulation enforcement companies has already yielded the primary outcomes and will likely be continued."
Zelensky additionally mentioned the Prime Minister could be tasked with intensifying the seek for a brand new head of the Nationwide Anticorruption Bureau.
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