Yesterday, the Prosecutor General of Ukraine Andriy Kostin resigned against the backdrop of a large-scale scandal regarding the illegal registration of incapacity by the prosecutors of Khmelnytskyi region. The reason for the resignation was publicity surrounding the investigation, which revealed that 49 prosecutors of the region, including the head of the regional prosecutor's office, Oleksiy Oliynyk, received a disability of the second group, which raised doubts about the fictitiousness of this diagnosis.
But it is worth reminding that rumors about his dismissal have been circulating since the spring.
At that time, the main reason for the future resignation was called the scandals related to Kostin's frequent absence from Ukraine. The media reported that the Prosecutor General spent many days on foreign business trips, the lion's share of which went to the United States, where his family lives.
According to sources, at first the most likely successor of Kostin was called
Oleg Kiper, close to the Office of the President, the former prosecutor of Kyiv and the current head of the Odesa military administration.
It was also possible that for some time acting the Prosecutor General after Kostin's resignation will be his current first deputy Oleksiy Khomenko.
But these were the schedules as of the spring of this year.
What will be the disposition after Kostin's resignation is approved by the parliament - we will see in the near future.
