"The opposition bloc demands the resignation of the head of the Ministry of justice of Ukraine

The opposition bloc initiates the resignation of the Minister of justice of Ukraine Pavlo Petrenko's decision to appeal the decision of the court of social payments in the Donbass, according to a petition party.

first of nearly fifteen thousand pensioners of Donbass prepared statements in the courts because of the failure of Kiev to pay pensions. Yesterday, the Kyiv court of appeals upheld the decision of the trial court on the illegality of the suspension by the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine of all social benefits in controlled by the Ukrainian government areas of Donbass. Petrenko said that the Ministry of justice is appealing to the Supreme administrative court the decision of the appeal Tribunal social benefits.

"The Minister of justice Pavel Petrenko instead to ensure the implementation of court decisions, began publicly to threaten the judges to send them to the front. He destroys the remains of the independence of the judiciary and shows the world that Ukraine is not a country where there is rule of law, and where you can safely invest. In any European country such statements from the Minister would be cause for immediate dismissal and criminal prosecution, " said Mykola Skoryk.

He added that the Opposition bloc initiates the resignation of the Minister Petrenko " for repeated attempts of Scrivania in the justice system and direct danger to the judges. We will require to make the question of the responsibility of the Minister in the agenda of the next session of the Verkhovna Rada ".

first of authorized special operations security forces Andrei Lysenko, explaining the decision of the court of appeal said that again to start payments is physically impossible, and Advisor to the head of the Ministry of internal Affairs of Ukraine Anton Geraschenko called the decision " political opposition ".

From July 2014 Kiev has stopped the work of the Treasury and the national Bank of Ukraine within the limits controlled by the DPR and the LC stopped paying pensions and liposome and public sector wages. In addition, in November 2014, the head of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko has signed a decree according to which, in order to continue to receive pensions from Kiev, Donetsk oblast have to get up for registration within controlled power structures.


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