PM appealed to the Interior Ministry to complete the investigation into SES management and submit materials to court

Prime Minister of Ukraine Arseniy Yatsenyuk addressed to the Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine to complete the investigation into Head of the State Emergency Service Serhii Bochkovsky and his deputy, and expressed the hope that the court would take appropriate legal action based on MIA investigation materials. The Head of the Government said this at a meeting of the State Emergency Commission on Tuesday, 21 April.

The Interior Minister of Ukraine said that the investigation into the SES Chairman and his deputy is in progress. The Interior Ministry received new evidence in this case, including from international partners: "We have a number of new unexpected episodes."

"I believe that we will complete the investigation within the next few months and it will be submitted to the court," the Minister said.

During the meeting, the Prime Minister also stressed the need to create so-called "flying brigades" in the regions in the framework of combating corruption.

"I am looking forward to relevant results of combating corruption at the middle and low levels, so that customs and tax officials keep on taking bribes, and it all happens in the regional offices," Arseniy Yatsenyuk underlined.

He recalled this week the Commission should elect a new head of the State Fiscal Service of Ukraine, "But purges to be held at the regional level is the competence of the law- enforcement bodies with the Prosecutor's offices."

"I hope that there will be the same results as in the arrest and investigation into the cases against persons in the rank of Minister of State Emergency Services," the Prime Minister said.