Zelensky suspends Venediktova from duties, appoints Oleksiy Symonenko as Acting Prosecutor General

09:06, 18.07.2022 1 min read

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky has suspended Iryna Venediktova from duties of Prosecutor General and appointed Oleksiy Symonenko as Acting Prosecutor General.

Respective decrees No. 500/2022 and No. 501/2022 were made public on the president's website on Sunday, July 17.

"In line with Part 2 of Article 11 of the law of Ukraine on the legal status of martial law, I order to suspend Venediktova Iryna Valentynivna from duties of Prosecutor General," reads the first decree.

"In line with Part 2 of Article 11 of the law of Ukraine on the legal status of martial law, I order to appoint Symonenko Oleksiy Yuriyovych as Acting Prosecutor General," reads the second decree.