The President has violated the Constitution by suspending Ivan Bakanov, the Security Service Head, and Iryna Venediktova, the Prosecutor General. Meanwhile, a draft bill introducing fines for curfew violations has been submitted to the Verkhovna Rada.<\/p>\n
Presidential decrees #\u202f499\/2022<\/a> and #\u202f504\/2022<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Decision-maker<\/strong>: the President.<\/p>\n Who is affected<\/strong>: terrorists, saboteurs, agents of foreign intelligence agencies, Ukrainian citizens, businesses, employees of the Security Service, the Verkhovna Rada, and the President.<\/p>\n Summary of the decrees:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n What is wrong:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Alternative solution<\/strong>: the President has to summon a parliamentary session where MPs are supposed to receive a public report from Ivan Bakanov, ask him questions, and vote on whether to dismiss him or keep him as the SSU head.<\/p>\n Additional information<\/strong>: President Volodymyr Zelensky has submitted<\/a><\/span> a request to the Verkhovna Rada to dismiss Ivan Bakanov as the Head of the Security Service of Ukraine.<\/p>\n Presidential decrees #\u202f500\/2022<\/a> and #\u202f501\/2022<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Decision-maker<\/strong>: the President.<\/p>\n Who is affected<\/strong>: suspects, criminals, detectives, prosecutors, judges, the Verkhovna Rada, and the President.<\/p>\n Summary of the decrees<\/strong>: the Prosecutor General of Ukraine Iryna Venediktova is suspended from work. Her duties will be performed by Deputy Prosecutor General Oleksii Symonenko.<\/p>\n Background<\/strong>: on May 12, MPs amended<\/a><\/span> the Law on Martial Law. The amendments granted the following powers to the President while martial law is in force:<\/p>\n What is wrong:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Alternative solution<\/strong>: MPs have to assemble for a session of the Verkhovna Rada, receive a report from the Prosecutor General, ask her questions, and, if necessary, declare a vote of no confidence in her.<\/p>\n Additional information<\/strong>: President Volodymyr Zelensky has submitted<\/a><\/span> a draft resolution for the Verkhovna Rada to give consent for the dismissal of Iryna Venediktova.<\/p>\n Draft bill #\u202f7553<\/a> of July 12, 2022\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Status<\/strong>: a group of MPs from the Restoration of Ukraine and For the Future groups with Oleksandr Yurchenko as the first signatory.<\/p>\n Who is affected<\/strong>: offenders of curfew laws, police officers, detectives, and judges.<\/p>\n Summary of the bill:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n What is right<\/strong>: the bill introduces a penalty for violating curfew. No such penalty exists at the moment. It will allow proper enforcement<\/a><\/span> of the presidential decree declaring martial law in Ukraine.<\/p>\n What is wrong<\/strong>: the bill does not make an exception for people traveling by night trains and thus forced to be outside or in public places during curfew.<\/p>\n\n
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Prosecutor General of Ukraine suspended, Acting Prosecutor General appointed\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n
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Bill to introduce penalties for curfew laws violations submitted\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n
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