Viktor Pshonka
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Viktor Pavlovych Pshonka is the current Prosecutor General of Ukraine
since November 4, 2010. From November 2003 till December 2004 and again since 2006 he had been a Deputy Prosecutor General of Ukraine. During the Orange Revolution
he was dismissed from the office of Deputy Prosecutor General of Ukraine on his own decision.
Speaking on the Ukrainian TV channel Inter
four days after his appointment, Pshonka called himself "a member of President Viktor Yanukovych's team". On the same day as Pshonka's appointment, President Viktor Yanukovych
urged Pshonka to work on anti-corruption laws in coordination with other governmental agencies.
Prosecutor General of Ukraine
The Prosecutor General of Ukraine heads the system of official prosecution in courts known as the Office of the Prosecutor General of Ukraine...
since November 4, 2010. From November 2003 till December 2004 and again since 2006 he had been a Deputy Prosecutor General of Ukraine. During the Orange Revolution
Orange Revolution
The Orange Revolution was a series of protests and political events that took place in Ukraine from late November 2004 to January 2005, in the immediate aftermath of the run-off vote of the 2004 Ukrainian presidential election which was claimed to be marred by massive corruption, voter...
he was dismissed from the office of Deputy Prosecutor General of Ukraine on his own decision.
Speaking on the Ukrainian TV channel Inter
Inter (TV channel)
Inter is the major TV channel in Ukraine. Based on it later was formed the whole new media group with variety of different other channels. Inter is among the top-rated networks in Ukraine, competing with such as 1+1 and Pershyi Natsionalnyi channels...
four days after his appointment, Pshonka called himself "a member of President Viktor Yanukovych's team". On the same day as Pshonka's appointment, President Viktor Yanukovych
Viktor Yanukovych
Viktor Fedorovych Yanukovych is a Ukrainian politician who has been the President of Ukraine since February 2010.Yanukovych served as the Governor of Donetsk Oblast from 1997 to 2002...
urged Pshonka to work on anti-corruption laws in coordination with other governmental agencies.
External links
- Biography at the Ukrainian High Council of Justice website
- President taps Pshonka, a loyalist with questionable record, as top prosecutor, November 12, 2010 editorialEditorialAn opinion piece is an article, published in a newspaper or magazine, that mainly reflects the author's opinion about the subject. Opinion pieces are featured in many periodicals.-Editorials:...
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