On June 10, Prosecutor General Iryna Venediktova authorized a notice of suspicion for former President Petro Poroshenko that the previous Prosecutor General Ruslan Riaboshapka refused to sign in March, for which he was subsequently dismissed. A notice of suspicion theoretically means that a preliminary measure of detention during the period of investigation can be applied to Poroshenko, provided the court supports this decision. Poroshenko’s attorney claims the notice of suspicion was handed to Poroshenko in violation of procedure, and this is why the attorney refused to recognize it.
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Petro Poroshenko speaks with journalists during a rally in his support in front of the State Bureau of Investigation in downtown Kyiv on June 10, 2020.
