Oleh Makhnitskyi
Oleh Makhnitskyi | |
|---|---|
Олег Махніцький | |
Makhnitskyi in 2014 | |
| General Prosecutor of Ukraine (acting) | |
| In office 24 February 2014 – 18 June 2014 | |
| President | Oleksandr Turchynov (acting) |
| Preceded by | Viktor Pshonka |
| Succeeded by | Vitaly Yarema[1] |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Oleh Ihorovych Makhnitskyi 15 March 1970 |
| Alma mater | Lviv University |
Oleh Ihorovych Makhnitskyi (Ukrainian: Олег Ігорович Махніцький; born 15 March 1970) is a Ukrainian politician and lawyer who was an MP of Ukraine for the 7th Convocation of the Verkhovna Rada as a member of "Svoboda". In addition, from 24 February 2014 to 18 June 2014, he served as Acting Prosecutor General of Ukraine under Petro Poroshenko, until he was replaced by Vitaly Yarema.
Early life
Makhnitskyi was born on 15 March 1970 in Lviv, which was then part of the Ukrainian SSR in the Soviet Union.[2] After completing his schooling, starting in 1996, he began working on the prosecutor's office of the Lviv Oblast. he also, for a brief time, worked in the prosecutor's office of the Frankivskyi District of Lviv.[2] He then became the Head of the Investigative Department of the Prosecutor's Office for Lviv Oblast.[2]
Political career
In 2004, he formally became a member of Svoboda[2]. He was initially elected to the Verkhovna Rada for the VII convocation during the 2012 Ukrainian parliamentary election.[2] He was part of the groups for relations with Poland, Latvia, Italy, and the Netherlands, among others, until he resigned in 2014.[2][3]
Ukraine Parliamentary Commissioner for the supervision of the General Prosecutor of Ukraine from 22 February 2014.[4]
From 24 February 2014 — Acting Prosecutor General. The same day Oleh Makhnitsky left Svoboda.[5] President Petro Poroshenko dismissed Makhnitskyi on 18 June 2014 following his own request to resign.[6]
In February 2016, Makhnitskyi publicly accused the former Head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Arsen Avakov, and then Deputy Prosecutor General, Viktor Shokin, of obstructing investigations into the crimes committed by the government during the Revolution of Dignity.[7] In particular, he stated they obstructed investigations into the Berkut forces and employees of the Prosecutor General's Office because it "negatively affected them".[7]
Suspicion in corruption
In July 2014 an internet newspaper nedelya-ua.com published an article of unknown author with allegation of the Makhnitsky's real estate possessions in London that worth around €8.5 million.[8]
References
- ^ "MPs agree to Yarema's appointment as prosecutor general". Interfax-Ukraine. June 19, 2014. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved June 19, 2014.
- ^ a b c d e f "Свободівець Олег Махніцький очолив Генпрокуратуру". Зеркало недели | Дзеркало тижня | Mirror Weekly (in Russian). 24 February 2014. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
- ^ "Офіційний портал Верховної Ради України". itd.rada.gov.ua. Archived from the original on 12 March 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine has adopted the Resolution "On appointing O.I. Makhnitskyi the Commissioner for controlling the activity of the Prosecutor's General Office of Ukraine"". Israel Foreign Affairs. Archived from the original on November 27, 2014. Retrieved November 27, 2014.
- ^ Makhnitsky: Inaction of the Prosecutor Office seems very strange. LIGA news. 31 December 2014
- ^ "Ukrainian president dismisses Makhnitsky as acting prosecutor general". Interfax-Ukraine. June 18, 2014. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved June 19, 2014.
- ^ a b "Махніцький: Аваков і Шокін заважали розслідуванню злочинів силовиків на Майдані". Публичные Люди - последние новости в Киеве, Украине и мире (in Russian). 22 February 2016. Archived from the original on 25 February 2016. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ Ex-prosecutor immediately buys mansion in London. Nedelya-ua. 10 July 2014