Prosecutor General of Ukraine
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The Prosecutor General of Ukraine (also Attorney General of Ukraine) heads the system of official prosecution in courts known as the Office of the Prosecutor General of Ukraine (Генеральна прокуратура України). The term of authority of the Prosecutor is five years.
The Prosecutor General is appointed to office by the President of Ukraine
with the consent of the Verkhovna Rada
(parliament). The Prosecutor is dismissed from office by the President. The Verkhovna Rada may express no confidence in the Prosecutor that results in his or her resignation from office.
Both in theory and in practice, the Prosecutor General and his/her office wield considerable power. For instance, only the Prosecutor General and the Chairman of the Supreme Court of Ukraine
may file requests to the Verkhovna Rada to withhold the immunity
of deputies from detainment or arrest.
Duties
The Office of the Prosecutor General is entrusted with:- prosecution in court on behalf of the State;
- representation of the interests of a citizen or of the State in court in cases determined by law;
- supervision of the observance of laws by bodies that conduct detective and search activity, inquiry and pre-trial investigation;
- supervision of the observance of laws in the execution of judicial decisions in criminal cases, and also in the application of other measures of coercion related to the restraint of personal liberty of citizens.
The Prosecutor General is appointed to office by the President of Ukraine
President of Ukraine
Prior to the formation of the modern Ukrainian presidency, the previous Ukrainian head of state office was officially established in exile by Andriy Livytskyi. At first the de facto leader of nation was the president of the Central Rada at early years of the Ukrainian People's Republic, while the...
with the consent of the Verkhovna Rada
Verkhovna Rada
The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine is Ukraine's parliament. The Verkhovna Rada is a unicameral parliament composed of 450 deputies, which is presided over by a chairman...
(parliament). The Prosecutor is dismissed from office by the President. The Verkhovna Rada may express no confidence in the Prosecutor that results in his or her resignation from office.
Both in theory and in practice, the Prosecutor General and his/her office wield considerable power. For instance, only the Prosecutor General and the Chairman of the Supreme Court of Ukraine
Supreme Court of Ukraine
The Supreme Court of Ukraine is the highest judicial body in the system of courts of general jurisdiction in Ukraine.The Court derives its authority from the Constitution of Ukraine, but much of its structure is outlined in legislation...
may file requests to the Verkhovna Rada to withhold the immunity
Parliamentary immunity
Parliamentary immunity, also known as legislative immunity, is a system in which members of the parliament or legislature are granted partial immunity from prosecution. Before prosecuting, it is necessary that the immunity be removed, usually by a superior court of justice or by the parliament itself...
of deputies from detainment or arrest.
List of the General Prosecutors
| # | General Prosecutor of Ukraine | Name |
| 1 | September 4, 1991 — October 21, 1993 | Viktor Shyshkin |
| 2 | October 21, 1993 — October 19, 1995 | Vladyslav Datsiuk |
| 3 | October 19, 1995 — July 22, 1997 | Hryhoriy Vorsinov |
| act | July 22, 1997 — April 24, 1998 | Oleh Lytvak |
| April 24, 1998 — July 17, 1998 | none | |
| 4 | July 17, 1998 — April 30, 2002 | Mykhailo Potebenko |
| April 30, 2002 — July 6, 2002 | none | |
| 5 | July 6, 2002 — October 29, 2003 | Sviatoslav Piskun |
| October 29, 2003 — November 18, 2003 | none | |
| 6 | November 18, 2003 — December 9, 2004 | Hennadiy Vasylyev |
| December 9, 2004 — December 10, 2004 | none | |
| 7 | December 10, 2004 — October 14, 2005 | Sviatoslav Piskun |
| October 14, 2005 — November 4, 2005 | none | |
| 8 | November 4, 2005 — April 26, 2007 | Oleksandr Medvedko Oleksandr Medvedko Oleksandr Medvedko is a former Prosecutor General of Ukraine Medvedko was installed in a political deal with the Party of Regions.In December 2009 during the 2010 Ukrainian presidential election campaign incumbent Prime Minister of Ukraine and presidential candidate Yulia Tymoshenko promised to... |
| 9 | April 26, 2007 — May 24, 2007 | Sviatoslav Piskun |
| act | May 24, 2007 — June 1, 2007 | Viktor Shemchuk |
| 10 | June 1, 2007 — November 3, 2010 | Oleksandr Medvedko Oleksandr Medvedko Oleksandr Medvedko is a former Prosecutor General of Ukraine Medvedko was installed in a political deal with the Party of Regions.In December 2009 during the 2010 Ukrainian presidential election campaign incumbent Prime Minister of Ukraine and presidential candidate Yulia Tymoshenko promised to... |
| 11 | November 4, 2010 — present | Viktor Pshonka Viktor Pshonka Viktor Pavlovych Pshonka is the current Prosecutor General of Ukraine since November 4, 2010. From November 2003 till December 2004 and again since 2006 he had been a Deputy Prosecutor General of Ukraine... |
See also
- Ministry of Justice (Ukraine)Ministry of Justice (Ukraine)The Ministry of Justice of Ukraine is the main body in the system of central bodies of the executive power that provides realization of a state legal policy. It is often abbreviated as Мiniust [України]...