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Ukraine War: Zelensky Sacks Top Ukraine’s Prosecutor, Security Chief Over ‘Treason’ Allegations

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Jul 18, 2022.

Benard Joseph

Zelensky Sacks Top Ukraine’s Prosecutor, Security Chief Over ‘Treason’ Allegations
Zelensky said more than 60 former employees were now working against Ukraine in Russian-occupied areas.

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EKO HOT BLOG reports that President Volodymyr Zelensky has sacked the head of Ukraine’s security agency (SBU), Ivan Bakanov, and the prosecutor general, Iryna Venediktova, citing many cases of treason in the two powerful organisations.

Zelensky said more than 60 former employees were now working against Ukraine in Russian-occupied areas.

A total of 651 collaboration and treason cases had been opened against law enforcement officials, he added.

In his video address late on Sunday, Mr Zelensky said: “Such an array of crimes against the foundations of the national security of the state… pose very serious questions to the relevant heads [of the two organisations].

“Each of these questions will receive a proper answer,” the Ukrainian president added.

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The sacking of SBU chief Ivan Bakanov, a childhood friend of Mr Zelensky’s, follows the high-profile arrest of a former SBU regional head in Crimea, annexed by Russia in 2014. Oleh Kulinych is suspected of treason.

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