Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has fired the head of the country’s security service and its prosecutor general, citing hundreds of criminal proceedings into treason and collaboration by people within their departments.
“In particular, more than 60 employees of the prosecutor’s office and the SBU (Security Service of Ukraine) have remained in the occupied territory and work against our state,” Mr Zelensky said. “Such an array of crimes against the foundations of the state’s national security, and the links recorded between Ukrainian security forces and Russian special services raise very serious questions about their respective leaders.”
He dismissed prosecutor general Iryna Venediktova and replaced her with her deputy Oleksiy Symonenko. He also sacked Ivan Bakanov, the head of the SBU. Mr Bakanov was a long-time friend of Mr Zelensky, according to Ukrainian news agencies.
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