Glad deprived Yanukovych the title of President of Ukraine
Ukrainian MPs on Wednesday voted for the adoption of the law, depriving Viktor Yanukovych honorary title of President. Such a decision at the meeting of the Verkhovna Rada supported 281 parliamentarians when the required minimum of 226 votes, RIA " Novosti ". According to the Ukrainian Constitution, the title of President of Ukraine is protected legislative act and retain them for life, if only the President was not otronen the performance of their duties on impeachment. Regarding Viktor Yanukovych, this procedure was not applied. Glad its decree established that Yanukovych restrained from the exercise of the constitutional powers and do not fulfill their responsibilities ". In the explanatory paper to the document it is noted that in Accordance with the legislative act of lustration, the head of Yanukovych their actions " usurped power and led to the undermining of state security and defense of Ukraine ", and now is wanted." in connection with the above there is a need to address the issue of disbarment of President of Ukraine century Yanukovych, who unconstitutional method withdrew from the execution of the powers of the President of Ukraine, which threatened the handling of the country's territorial integrity and sovereignty of Ukraine and led to mass violations of human rights and freedoms of Citizens ", - reported in the document. Yanukovych was elected President of Ukraine on February 25, 2010. In Ukraine, 22 February 2014 has been a coup d'etat. The Verkhovna Rada dismissed Yanukovych from power, changed the Constitution and appointed a fresh election, the results of which became the new President Petro Poroshenko. After the coup d'etat fresh authorities opened a number of criminal cases in the former bureaucrats.