As the interlocutors indicated, R.Kravčenka left for abroad around 2:30 a.m. in an official car. It is believed that he used a business trip to Lithuania as a pretext to cross the border.
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According to sources from “Ukrainska Pravda,” R.Kravčenka’s wife crossed the border at 1 a.m.
This was also confirmed to the portal 15min by political scientist Maksim Milta, noting that so far, what we see “is a circus.” According to him, more details should become clear before the lunch break.
According to the Corruption Prevention Center, the Prosecutor General signed charges against the head of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) in exchange for the opportunity to flee the country.
Before leaving, R.Kravčenka recorded a video about alleged crimes committed by the NABU head and a person close to the head of the Special Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO).
According to the Prosecutor General, he was previously detained from this decision by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
Kravčenka Reacted
R.Kravčenka himself confirmed that he is currently abroad “on a business trip.” According to him, he has a series of planned meetings during which he will “inform international partners about the real situation in the anti-corruption institutions system.”
“I intend to inform international partners about the real situation in the anti-corruption institutions system, signs indicating that they have concentrated uncontrollable influence, and risks, and such practice poses a risk to Ukraine’s state sovereignty, the rule of law principles, and democratic institutions,” the Prosecutor General wrote on the Telegram channel.
Calls for Immediate Dismissal
On Monday, President V.Zelensky addressed the parliament, urging the immediate dismissal of Prosecutor General R.Kravčenka, stating that “this Prosecutor General has only one path left: dismissal.”
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“That is exactly what I told him. Ukraine has seen all the reasons. If he considers this political pressure, let him call it that. I ask the parliamentarians to immediately approve this dismissal,” wrote V.Zelensky.
As noted by the Corruption Prevention Center, such a departure of the Prosecutor General was only possible with the consent and permission of President V.Zelensky.
Before leaving, R.Kravčenka stated that he signed charges against NABU head Semen Kryvonos and accused NABU and SAPO of appropriating case materials against his employees during searches conducted as part of the special operation “Carthage,” aiming to stop procedural decisions in these cases.
NABU and SAPO, responding to the Prosecutor General’s statement about charges against anti-corruption officials, stated that no official charges have been served to the bureau head S.Kryvonos. The services assess R.Kravčenka’s actions as “a continuation of a systematic attack against independent anti-corruption institutions.”
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Last week, R.Kravčenka announced on the social network “Facebook” that he had submitted a resignation letter from the position of Prosecutor General.
Before that, the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAP) conducted a special operation during which a criminal organization was exposed, led by an official from the Prosecutor General’s Office. The group was involved in “covering” a network of fraud call centers and laundering assets.
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