Former Ukrainian State Fiscal Service (SFS) head Roman Nasirov has demanded reinstatement pursuant to a court decision and has declared he has resumed his work.
“Fulfilling the court decision, I, Roman Mykhailovych Nasirov, resumed duties as SFS head yesterday. An order to this effect was issued in accordance with the procedure established by law,” Nasirov said on Facebook on Dec. 28.
“Thus, from Dec. 27, 2018, I am legally SFS chief,” he added.
Nasirov said he regards statements about the need for an appropriate decision of Ukraine’s Cabinet of Ministers for his reinstatement as unlawful.
“Such an order is necessary only when appointing or dismissing the SFS head,” he wrote.
On Dec. 27, media published a copy of an SFS order without a number but signed by Nasirov, stating that he had begun to exercise authority as SFS head from Dec. 27. At the same time, the service’s press service said Oleksandr Vlasov, appointed by the Cabinet, is in charge of the service.
Prior to that, the Kyiv District Administrative Court on Dec. 11 ruled that Ukraine’s Cabinet of Ministers illegally dismissed Nasirov in January.
As earlier reported, on March 3, 2017, the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine suspended Nasirov from the post of SFS head and appointed Myroslav Prodan as acting head of the authority. On Jan. 31, Nasirov was dismissed from the post. Early in September, Prodan resigned, and the Cabinet tapped ex-head of the Odesa customs house Vlasov as acting SFS head.
Nasirov and his subordinate are accused of committing a crime stipulated by Part 2, Article 364 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (abuse of office, which entailed grave consequences). In addition, Nasirov is charged with committing a crime under Part 2, Article 366 of the Criminal Code (official forgery, which entailed grave consequences).
Investigators insisted that Nasirov in 2015-2016, acting in the interests of MP Oleksandr Onyshchenko, took a number of groundless decisions which resulted in damage to the state worth Hr 2 billion.
