Viktor Shokin

Viktor Shokin
13th General Prosecutor of Ukraine
In office
10 February 2015 – 29 March 2016
President Petro Poroshenko
Preceded by Vitaly Yarema
Succeeded by Yuriy Lutsenko[1]
Personal details
Born (1952-11-04) 4 November 1952
Political party unaffiliated

Viktor Shokin (Ukrainian: Віктор Миколайович Шокін) is a former General Prosecutor of Ukraine.

Biography

Shokin was born 4 November 1952 in Kiev.[2] After graduating the Kharkiv Juristic Institute (today Yaroslav the Wise Law Academy of Ukraine) in 1980, Shokin worked for the Prosecutor General Office as investigator until 2001. In the interview to Ukrayinska Pravda he stated that he was forced to retire in 2001 after refusing to take on the case against Yulia Tymoshenko.[3]

Shokin was appointed General Prosecutor of Ukraine on 10 February 2015.[4] He became deeply unpopular and was accused of blocking major cases against allies and influential figures and hindering the fight against corruption in Ukraine.[5] Various street protests demanding Shokin's resignation were held[6] and his Deputy Prosecutor, Vitaly Kasko, resigned on 15 February 2016 denouncing the corruption and lawlessness of the Prosecutor's office. US Vice-President Joe Biden lobbied for Shokin resignation and the Obama Administration withheld a billion dollars in loan guarantees for the time Shokin held office.[7][8]

Prosecutor General Shokin on 16 February 2016 submitted a letter of resignation.[9] Although the next day an official of the prosecution office stated "As far as I know he has taken a paid leave".[10] On 19 February 2016 presidential press secretary Sviatoslav Tsegolko wrote on Twitter that the presidential administration had received an official letter of resignation from Shokin.[11] On 16 March 2016 an official of the prosecution office stated that Shokin had resumed his work.[4] On 16 March 2016 Shokin had not been formally dismissed.[12] Shokin was formerly dismissed in a parliamentary vote on 29 March 2016.[13] Following this resignation Shokin went into retirement.[14]

References

  1. ↑ Lutsenko appointed prosecutor general in Ukraine, UNIAN (12 May 2016)
  2. ↑ (Russian)/(website has automatic Google Translate option) Short bio, LIGA
  3. ↑ Nayem, M., Leshchenko, S. Vikor Shokin: Piskun is afraid to go on confrontation with me. Ukrayinska Pravda. 14 December 2009
  4. 1 2 PGO Shokin back after long leave, UNIAN (16 March 2016)
  5. ↑ EU hails sacking of Ukraine’s prosecutor Viktor Shokin, The Irish Times (29 March 2016)
  6. ↑ Auto-Maidan protesters arrived at Poroshenko’s residence, demanding Shokin’s resignation (photos), UNIAN (31 October 2015)
    "Poroshokin" rally protests against Poroshenko, Shokin, Kyiv Post (31 October 2015)
    Demonstrators protest Shokin's firing of anti-corruption prosecutors, Kyiv Post (Mar. 25, 2016)
    Ukrainian Protesters Demand Dismissal Of Prosecutor-General, Radio Free Europe (March 29, 2016)
  7. ↑ REFORMING UKRAINE AFTER THE REVOLUTIONS, The New Yorker (5 September 2016 issue)
  8. ↑ The Geopolitical Therapist, The Atlantic (26 August 2016)
  9. ↑ "Prosecutor General Shokin resigns (UPDATED)". www.kyivpost.com. Retrieved 2016-02-16.
  10. ↑ Chief prosecutor Shokin on leave – PGO, Interfax-Ukraine (17 February 2016)
  11. ↑ Poroshenko's Office Announces Receipt Of Shokin Resignation, Radio Free Europe (19 February 2016)
  12. ↑ Profile committee recommends parliament back prosecutor general's resignation, Interfax-Ukraine (16 March 2016)
  13. ↑ Rada agrees to dismiss Ukrainian Prosecutor General Shokin, Interfax-Ukraine (29 March 2016)
  14. ↑ (Ukrainian) Shokin then went into retirement, Ukrayinska Pravda (29 March 2016)
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