Oleksandr Medvedko
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Oleksandr Medvedko is a former Prosecutor General of Ukraine
Medvedko was installed in a political deal with the Party of Regions
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In December 2009 during the 2010 Ukrainian presidential election
campaign incumbent Prime Minister of Ukraine
and presidential candidate Yulia Tymoshenko
promised to replace Medvedko if elected president. Tymoshenko said Medvedko is controlled by the opposition Party of Regions headed by (also presidential candidate) Victor Yanukovych. According to her that has made it impossible to hold accountable individuals responsible for bank fraud on a massive scale during the fall of 2008.
Althoughs Medvedko's term was set to expire in November 2012 Ukrainian President Victor Yanukovych dismissed Medvedko as prosecutor general on November 3, 2010. According to Yanukovych Medvedko had asked for his resignation because he believed "that there should be rotation of senior staff".
Prosecutor General of Ukraine
The Prosecutor General of Ukraine heads the system of official prosecution in courts known as the Office of the Prosecutor General of Ukraine...
Medvedko was installed in a political deal with the Party of Regions
Party of Regions
The Party of Regions is an Ukrainian political party created on October 26, 1997 just prior to the 1998 Ukrainian parliamentary elections under the name of Party of Regional Revival of Ukraine. It was reformed later in 2001 when the party united with several others...
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In December 2009 during the 2010 Ukrainian presidential election
Ukrainian presidential election, 2010
The Ukrainian presidential election of 2010 is Ukraine's fifth presidential election since declaring independence from the Soviet Union in 1991. The first round was held on January 17, 2010...
campaign incumbent Prime Minister of Ukraine
Prime Minister of Ukraine
The Prime Minister of Ukraine is Ukraine's head of government presiding over the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, which is the highest body of the executive branch of the Ukrainian government....
and presidential candidate Yulia Tymoshenko
Yulia Tymoshenko
Yulia Volodymyrivna Tymoshenko , née Grigyan , born 27 November 1960, is a Ukrainian politician. She was the Prime Minister of Ukraine from 24 January to 8 September 2005, and again from 18 December 2007 to 4 March 2010. She placed third in Forbes Magazine's List of The World's 100 Most Powerful...
promised to replace Medvedko if elected president. Tymoshenko said Medvedko is controlled by the opposition Party of Regions headed by (also presidential candidate) Victor Yanukovych. According to her that has made it impossible to hold accountable individuals responsible for bank fraud on a massive scale during the fall of 2008.
Althoughs Medvedko's term was set to expire in November 2012 Ukrainian President Victor Yanukovych dismissed Medvedko as prosecutor general on November 3, 2010. According to Yanukovych Medvedko had asked for his resignation because he believed "that there should be rotation of senior staff".