Rada greenlights MP Savchenko's prosecution, detention, and arrest

13:53, 22.03.2018 1 min read

 The Verkhovna Rada has backed the request of the Prosecutor General of Ukraine Yuriy Lutsenko and given its consent to criminal prosecution, detention and arrest of a non-aligned MP Nadiia Savchenko.

Some 291 lawmakers voted to give their permission to Savchenko's prosecution at the plenary session on Thursday, with a minimum of 226 votes required to pass the decision, an Interfax-Ukraine correspondent reported.

Some 277 and 268 MPs voted in favor of, respectively, detention and arrest of Savchenko.