Relict of the Kremlin public prosecutor's system

Workers of the Ukrainian section of Voice of America radio station decided to learn answers to socially important questions on January 5, 2016 whether: «Really acting Ukrainian president and the government do everything possible for corruption overcoming?» and «That gravity of intentions of the Ukrainian government in its fight against corruption can confirm?»

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Different experts answered these questions differently, and among them Hannah Thoburn – the expert of the American institution of «Hudson Institute» took the floor also. She laconically wrote: «Removing Prosecutor Gen. Shokin from office. Cleaning up the Customs Service».

Opinion of the American expert so it wasn't pleasant to the Ukrainian prosecutor's office, already next day, on the Christmas Eve, Shokin started threatening Hannah Thoburn through the assistant.

Kutsenko declared: «I want to tell officially to all that we prepare for the International Courts of Justice. Charges and Hannah Thoburn's statement really revolts us. We consider it groundless and unfounded. It isn't authorized to accuse someone without adducing any proof». Further Kutsenko reported that addressed to Hannah Thoburn with the requirement to call the corruption facts. And if she doesn't make it, then GPU will appeal to the International Courts of Justice behind protection of honor, advantage and business reputation of Shokin. And even it is more. Kutsenko noted: «Believe, we will demand as compensation very large sum of money which Shokin will direct then on support of volunteers and the Ukrainian army».

Steven Pifer, the former US Ambassador in Ukraine, and nowadays the expert of the analytical center «Brookings Institution», was dumbfounded. In a condition of deep confusion he wrote in the Twitter: «Prosecutor General Shokin threatening to sue @HannahThoburn? Would think he has better things to do».

The western experts don't understand, why to Shokin judicial claims which won't bring him any dividends, except a shame. However Shokin considers differently: he hopes that will pass judicial proceedings so far, him won't dismiss from a position of the Attorney-General. Especially as also the President of Ukraine confirmed officially that won't dismiss the Attorney-General inclined to public scandals. However such conclusions can accelerate career public prosecutor's collapse only.

The president of Ukraine will be obliged to release Shokin for the period of the international judicial proceedings that there was no suspicion that the Attorney-General will distract the subordinates from public affairs for the sake of protection it private honor, advantage and reputation.

And the most ridiculous in this history, a priori shameful for Shokin that Hannah Thoburn had any slightest intention to encroach on the man's dignity of Shokin. It is visible to the naked eye in the written Tviter's post. If in Ukraine there are no professional translators from English to what Shokin would trust, will hope that the international judicial instance will read and will explain Shokin value of these 11 English words.

On air of TV channel 112 Ukraine the assistant to the Attorney-General achieved from Hannah Thoburn proofs of Shokin corruption activity. There is in Ukraine such ancient saying which says: «If patiently sit on the bank of Dnieper, it is possible to wait when Shokin floats». Another thing is that the Ukrainian society has already not present opportunities to expect on system changes in power structures of the state.

And Hannah Thoburn, meanwhile, can examine several facts rough public prosecutor's the citizen Shokin's life which have similarity to corruption manifestations.

1. Shokin didn't declare his property.

2. Expenses on rest of children of Shokin costs many times more, than the income of a family.

3. Shokin didn't declare the land plot.

4. Shokin interferes with the subordinated prosecutor Kasko to participate in the international actions devoted to fight against corruption.

5. Shokin puts pressure upon prosecutors who investigate internal corruption in prosecutor'soffice of Ukraine.

6. Shokin illegally reinstated as the prosecutor Melnichenko who didn't pass the state lustration.

The facts of opaque activity of Shokin to the state positions is on the Internet much more, but also the given facts will be enough for the assistant Attorney-General Kutsenko.

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And the last. The International Courts of Justice with which Kutsenko threatened, are intended for consideration of economic disputes between the states or between the state and large business corporation. Therefore it will be interesting to learn, in what court Shokin and in what procedural status intends to have legal proceedings.