Oleksiy Yuriyovych Symonenko is a Ukrainian lawyer and former investigator.
22 Facts About Oleksiy Symonenko
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Oleksiy Symonenko was deputy Prosecutor General of Ukraine from 27 March 2020 to 17 July 2022.
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In December 2020, Oleksiy Symonenko transferred a case of bribery charges against Oleh Tatarov, deputy chief of staff of president Volodymyr Zelenskyy, from the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine to the SBU and supervised the case.
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Oleksiy Symonenko was appointed acting Prosecutor General of Ukraine on 17 July 2022 until Andriy Kostin became Prosecutor General of Ukraine on 28 July 2022.
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Oleksiy Symonenko then reverted to his position as Deputy Prosecutor General until he resigned following a scandal in January 2023.
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Oleksiy Yuriyovych Symonenko was born in Chuhuiv in the Kharkiv Oblast in 1976.
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Oleksiy Symonenko studied law at Yaroslav Mudryi National Law University, graduating and qualifying as a lawyer in 1998.
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From 1998 to 2010, Oleksiy Symonenko worked in Prosecutor's offices in Obolonskyi District and other parts of Kyiv, gaining in seniority as an investigator.
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Oleksiy Symonenko reached leadership positions in criminal investigation departments by 2010.
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From 2010 to 2019, Oleksiy Symonenko was an officer in the Security Service of Ukraine.
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Gorbatuk said that Oleksiy Symonenko had been "investigated for his possible role in fabricating" the original UESU case.
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Oleksiy Symonenko was given a military rank and three medals during his time at SBU.
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On 27 March 2020, Oleksiy Symonenko was appointed deputy Prosecutor General of Ukraine, after having been unsuccessful in a competition for the position of deputy director of the State Bureau of Investigations of Ukraine.
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On 24 December 2020, Oleksiy Symonenko transferred a case of bribery charges against Oleh Tatarov, deputy chief of staff of president Volodymyr Zelenskyy, from the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine to the SBU.
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Oleksiy Symonenko stated that the transfer had been ordered by judge Serhiy Vovk from a court in Pechersk, Kyiv.
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Later that month, prosecutors under Oleksiy Symonenko's supervision refused to arrest Tatarov, arguing that the grounds were insufficient, while NABU disagreed, stating that the evidence was enough to lay charges.
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In February 2021, prosecutors under Oleksiy Symonenko's supervision missed a deadline for sending Tatarov's case to trial.
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Oleksiy Symonenko led the investigation into the murder of Kateryna Handziuk.
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Oleksiy Symonenko signed the December 2021 treason charges against Petro Poroshenko, former Ukrainian president, during a leave of absence of Iryna Venediktova, Prosecutor General.
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On 17 July 2022, Oleksiy Symonenko was appointed acting Prosecutor General of Ukraine.
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Oleksiy Symonenko reverted to his position as deputy prosecutor general when Andriy Kostin became Prosecutor General of Ukraine on 28 July 2022.
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Oleksiy Symonenko resigned from this position on 24 January 2023, after a scandal involving another businessman, Hryhoriy Kozlovskyi, and a vacation trip to Spain in December-January, which subsequently led the National Security and Defense Council banning state officials from leaving Ukraine in late January 2023, except for business trips.