Britain monitors changes at Prosecutor General's Office – Gough

13:29, 30.03.2016 1 min read

British Ambassador to Ukraine Judith Gough says that her country will continue to watch developments at the Prosecutor General's Office (PGO) of Ukraine carefully.

"In agreement with my EU colleagues, we will continue to watch developments at PGO carefully," she tweeted on Tuesday evening.

As was earlier reported, Head of the EU Delegation to Ukraine Jan Tombinski expressed hope for the positive changes in the work of the Prosecutor General's Office after the dismissal of Viktor Shokin from the post of prosecutor general. He said the EU supports the independence of the prosecutor's office from political influence.

"I note that the Verkhovna Rada today [Tuesday, March 29] accepted the resignation of the Prosecutor General. The decision creates an opportunity to make a fresh start in the Prosecutor General's Office. I hope that the new Prosecutor General will ensure that the Office of the Prosecutor General becomes independent from political influence and pressure and enjoys public trust," Tombinski wrote in a statement posted on his Facebook page on Tuesday.