Dismissal of Ukrainian National Police chief Dekanoidze was scheduled

15:29, 18.11.2016 1 min read

There was already an agreement on the resignation of the Ukrainian National Police chief Khatia Dekanoidze a year ago, Ukrainian Interior Minister Arsen Avakov said.

"That was a scheduled event. We agreed on that a year ago, she fulfilled her term in the position and made this decision," Avakov told reporters, replying to a question regarding the reasons of Dekanoidze's resignation, in Boyarka, Kyiv region, on Friday.

At the same time, he avoided answering the question of whether there was any pressure on Dekanoidze.

On November 14, Dekanoidze said she is resigning from the post of the National Police chief. Interior Minister Avakov said that he accepted her resignation and the Ukrainian National Police first deputy chief Vadym Troyan will serve as its acting chief.

On November 16, the Ukrainain National Police spokesman Yaroslav Trakalo said that the Ukrainian government dismissed Dekanoidze from her post.