Zelensky demands dismissal of ministers and sanctions

Zelenskyy calls for dismissal of the Ministers of Justice and Energy and sanctions against those involved in the Energoatom case“

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy in his address stated that The Minister of Justice and the Minister of Energy should be removed from office due to suspicions of corruption schemes related to the Energoatom case.

«I believe that the Minister of Justice and the Minister of Energy cannot remain in office. This is a matter of trust. If there are accusations, they need to be answered,» Zelenskyy said.

The President emphasised that the decision to suspend should be prompt, and then the question should go to legal framework.
He said that asked Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko ensure that both officials submit their resignations and called on members of the Verkhovna Rada to support them.

Sanctions against Energoatom defendants“

Zelenskyy also announced that sign a decree imposing sanctions against two individuals involved in the NABU case against Energoatom“.

«It is absolutely abnormal that in the face of power outages, Russian strikes and losses in the country, someone allows themselves schemes in the energy sector,» the head of state said.

According to him, NSDC to adopt a separate decision on sanctions based on a submission by the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine.

Context.

In recent weeks, the country has been shaken by a large-scale corruption scandal in the energy sector, which has already Energoatom's management was suspended“ and initiated by Re-launch of the company's supervisory board.
NABU and SAPO investigate millions of dollars in procurement and financial irregularities in the state-owned energy sector.

Prime Minister Svyrydenko has previously stated that the government will conduct a full audit of the company and will hand over all materials to the investigating authorities.