Viktor Mykolayovych Shokin is a former Prosecutor General of Ukraine.
13 Facts About Viktor Shokin
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Viktor Shokin was appointed Prosecutor General of Ukraine on 10 February 2015, replacing Vitaly Yarema.
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Viktor Shokin was a controversial appointee due to his perceived role in blocking prosecutions against those accused of shooting demonstrators in the 2014 Ukrainian revolution.
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In early April 2015, Shokin stated that the General Prosecutor Ukraine files about criminal orders from former General Prosecutor Viktor Pshonka had disappeared, along with Pshonka's secret casework and secret materials.
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On 16 February 2016, Viktor Shokin submitted a letter of resignation, although the next day an official of the prosecution office stated, "As far as I know he has taken a paid leave".
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On 16 March 2016 an official of the prosecution office stated that Viktor Shokin had resumed his work.
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In one notorious case, two of Viktor Shokin's prosecutors were caught with stashes of diamonds, cash and valuables in their homes, likely indicating bribery.
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Prosecutors from another department of Viktor Shokin's office were fired or reassigned when they attempted to bring a prosecution against the so-called "diamond prosecutors".
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Viktor Shokin was formally dismissed in a parliamentary vote on 29 March 2016.
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In 2015, Viktor Shokin became the prosecutor general, inheriting the investigation.
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The Obama administration and other governments and non-governmental organizations soon became concerned that Viktor Shokin was not adequately pursuing corruption in Ukraine, was protecting the political elite, and was regarded as "an obstacle to anti-corruption efforts".
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In May 2019, Vitaly Kasko, who had been Viktor Shokin's deputy overseeing international cooperation before resigning in February 2016, provided documents to Bloomberg News claiming that under Viktor Shokin, the investigation into Burisma had been dormant.
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Viktor Shokin himself claimed in May 2019 that he had been investigating Burisma Holdings.