Ukrainian prosecutors work on request to strip some members of Opposition Bloc of parliamentary immunity

11:25, 07.09.2015 1 min read

The investigation into the case involving some parliamentarians from the Opposition Bloc faction is nearing completion and a request will be made for them to be stripped of parliamentary immunity, Ukraine's Prosecutor General Viktor Shokin said.

"It will definitely happen in the plenary sessions and very soon […] An investigation is underway. The investigation is nearing completion on some areas and some Opposition Bloc deputies. As soon as the investigation is over, there will be a request [for them to be stripped of parliamentary immunity," Shokin told reporters in Kyiv on Saturday.