Initial lustration wave covers almost 140 at PGO, first deputy public prosecutor being investigated

14:53, 09.12.2014 1 min read

The Public Prosecutor's Office of Ukraine is investigating if the First Deputy Public Prosecutor Mykola Herasymiuk is eligible for dismissal under the law on lustration.

Public Prosecutor of Ukraine Vitaliy Yarema said at a press conference on Monday in Kyiv that a total of 138 employees of Public Prosecutor's Office were dismissed under lustration law.

"Another 300 persons will go under lustration in the second wave, the documents are being prepared," Yarema said.

As for two deputy public prosecutors – Anatoliy Danylenko and Herasymiuk, Yarema said that Danylenko did not violate the law.

"As for Herasymiuk, he was really deputy head of law enforcement service in 2012-2013. He wrote a letter of resignation and it was registered in the Justice Ministry. Under the law [on lustration] we're additionally checking him if he can run posts in the Public Prosecutor's Office," he said.

The law on lustration took effect on October 16, 2014.