Prime Minister of Ukraine Arseniy Yatsenyuk appealed to the parliamentary faction "Batkivshchyna" With the petition to consider the question about the dismissal of the Minister of ecology and natural resources Igor Shevchenko, the quota of which he was delegated to the Government.

before the Minister of ecology has filed charges that he flew to nice in a time when Kiev was burning oil depot. Similar accusations were voiced by the leader of "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 aircraft of the people's Deputy Oleksandr Onishchenko. In connection With the use of the plane he was charged with bribery. The government of Ukraine adopted a decision to conduct an audit on the issue of the presence of corruption in the actions of the Minister.

Advisor to Prime Minister Danylo Lubkivsky said that, in the opinion of Premier Yatsenyuk, these circumstances have direct political, managerial and ethical risks for the coalition of parliamentary factions that put together this government.

"Igor Shevchenko, as is known, was elected to the post of Minister of ecology and natural resources under the quota of the political party" Batkivshchyna "

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