Oleksandr Medvedko

Oleksandr Medvedko Олександр Медведько
Prosecutor General of Ukraine
In office June 1, 2007 – November 3, 2010
Preceded by	Svyatoslav Piskun
Succeeded by	Viktor Pshonka[1]
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Born	July 25, 1955 (1955-07-25) (age 56) Iskrivka, Zaporizhia Oblast, Ukrainian SSR
Residence	Kiev, Ukraine

Oleksandr Medvedko (Ukrainian: Олександр Іванович Медведько) is a former Prosecutor General of Ukraine^[2] Medvedko was installed in a political deal with the Party of Regions.^[3]

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.^[3]

Althoughs Medvedko's term was set to expire in November 2012^[3] Ukrainian President Victor Yanukovych dismissed Medvedko as prosecutor general on November 3, 2010.^[1] According to Yanukovych Medvedko had asked for his resignation because he believed "that there should be rotation of senior staff".^[4]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Update: Yanukovych signs law on new prosecutor general, Kyiv Post (November 4, 2010)
2. ^ Court Finds Illegal Dismissal Of Piskun From Post Of Prosecutor General In May 2007, Ukrainian News Agency (April 24, 2009)
3. ^ ^{a b c} Tymoshenko promises new top cop, if elected, Kyiv Post (December 7, 2009)
4. ^ Yanukovych: Prosecutor General quit because he wanted to, Kyiv Post (November 3, 2010)

External links

• Biography at the Ukrainian High Council of Justice website

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Name	Medvedko, Oleksandr
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Date of birth	July 25, 1955
Place of birth	Iskrivka, Zaporizhia Oblast, Ukrainian SSR
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