Gov't dismissed Deputy Health Minister detained for bribes

The Government has dismissed Deputy Minister of Health of Ukraine Roman Vasylyshyn, who on the eve was arrested for bribes, Prime Minister of Ukraine Volodymyr Groysman has informed this during a conversation with journalists in the Parliament of Ukraine on Friday.

"We’ve decided to dismiss him from office, which absolutely makes sense following these events," he said.

Commenting on the detention of the Deputy Health Minister, he pointed out that, "[they] will be put in prison, and there will be a lot of buzz about it. And now the buzz is starting, and [they] will be in prison, and no one will help them," he said.

He thanked the Security Service of Ukraine, the Prosecutor General’s Office of Ukraine and the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine for the work and commitment.

"We must purge away and root out mercilessly what was until recently absolutely normal practice – which is corruption - in the oil and gas sector, energy sector and state authorities. This is a matter of principle," he said.

"Therefore, I would like to repeat: you’ll be in prison, and there will be a lot of buzz about it. I will strongly contribute to this," emphasized the Prime Minister, referring to the civil servants.