The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine at its closed meeting on Wednesday decided to send a submission to Parliament on the dismissal of Minister of ecology Ihor Shevchenko, informs national people's Deputy, the head adviser of the Ministry of internal Affairs of Ukraine Anton Gerashchenko on Wednesday.


"right now, at the meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers adopted a conclusion About the direction of submissions to the Parliament, the dismissal of the Minister of ecology Ihor Shevchenko. Yatsenyuk asked in a persistent form from Charter Minister Shevchenko, who is accused of flying To the oligarch, to leave the meeting of the government. He gathered his things and left ", - informs Gerashchenko, who participated in the meeting of the Cabinet.

The press service of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine agreed data adopted on Wednesday the decision." This resolution was approved taking into account the fact that the Ministry of environment, as the Central body of Executive power, lost control, fails to adhere to basic functions and obligations in the sphere of protection of the natural factors ", - informs the press service.

according to the Cabinet of Ministers, during his stay Shevchenko as Minister many times there were no violations of the Law. For example, in January the Minister without the approval dwelt in the UAE in may without valid reasons absent from the workplace. In addition, Shevchenko in June flying overseas on a private jet.

"however, the "privatization" of the Ministry of gas oligarch, national people's Deputy of Ukraine Onishchenko. For example, in the period of stay on a post of the Minister of ecology and natural resources of Ukraine Igor Shevchenko made a representation in respect of his appointment as the head of the state service of Geology and mineral resources Matveeva, who during the elections of people's deputies in 2012 was a Trustee Onishchenko, and organized the work in the factories Onishchenko, " according to the proposal of the government.

"The facts demonstrate a violation of requirements of articles 22 and 23 of the law of Ukraine" On prevention of bribery, according to which the Ministers do not use their official range of capabilities or their situation and related opportunities in order to obtain illegal benefits, " stresses the Cabinet.

The Minister also failed to ensure targeted and efficient use of funds channelled through sector budget support of the EU for the implementation of activities under the national action plan on environmental protection for 2011-2015.

first Minister of ecology was reproached that he was flying to nice in a time when Kiev was burning oil depot. Similar accusations were voiced leader of the Radical party Oleg Lyashko, he tried to convince parliamentary coalition to vote for the resignation of Shevchenko. The Minister himself said that he flew abroad, however, even before the fire, and used the plane's Deputy Oleksandr Onishchenko. In connection With the use of the plane he was charged with bribery.

first of Shevchenko said he was ready to resign, although it considers its purely political.

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