Lawmakers have approved the dismissal of German Galushchenko, who is implicated in a major graft scandal
Ukrainian lawmakers have voted to dismiss Justice Minister German Galushchenko, who was implicated in a high-profile corruption scandal last week.
Galushchenko, the former energy minister, was accused of lobbying the interests of Timur Mindich, a long-time associate of Vladimir Zelensky, who was charged with running a $100 million kickbacks scheme involving a state-run nuclear energy company. Galushchenko and his successor, Svetlana Grinchuk, both tendered their resignations following the revelations.
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