President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskydismissed 28 members of the secret service Considering the -Security Service or SBU- perform their jobs in an “unsatisfactory” way.
The Ukrainian leader plans to carry out an operation. “deep review” of the entire serviceas he announced to the citizens in his last video message.
Zelensky added that such a review would be done “from different levels and from different perspectives.”
expulsion of the 28 members of the SBU, Dismissal of Prosecutor General Iryna Venicetova and Head of the Security Service Ivan BakanovIt ended on 17 July.
Both impeachments must be approved by Parliament, as the President of Ukraine does not have the power to impeach them, according to the Ukrainian Constitution.
Zelensky’s decision, biggest change in government since then The beginning of the Russian invasion last 24 february and influenced two people closely linked to his political career.
Noting the dismissals, Zelenski said: More than 60 employees of the Prosecutor’s Office and Security Service of Ukraine, led by the dismissed, remained in the occupied territories and “work against our state”.
The official also said that they detected it. Links between Ukrainian security forces and special services Russia, which “constituted a crime against the foundations of national security”.
According to the local press, The President assures that “651 criminal cases have been registered for high treason”. and cooperation between prosecutorial staff, pre-trial investigation bodies and other law enforcement agencies.”
“Such a team crimes against national security and links between employees of the Ukrainian and Russian secret services they’re asking very serious questions about the leadership of these agencies,” Zelensky added.
Venicetova, who has been attorney general since March 2020, has been repeatedly criticized for her alleged failure to follow up on high-profile cases.
His childhood friend and former employee of Zelensky, Bakanov, was appointed head of the SBU in August 2019.