Avakov spoke against the decree Poroshenko to dismiss head of the Odessa region
The head of the Ministry of internal Affairs of Ukraine Arsen Avakov spoke out against the decision of the President of Petro Poroshenko to send the head of Odesa oblast Maksim Stepanov resigned.
Avakov called Stepanova dismissal was politically motivated and did not want to vote for a presidential decree.
"He resisted falsification, opposed" the grid " (bribery came to the polls.- Approx. Ed.) - it is fired ", - said the head of the Ministry in explanation " Ukrainian truth ".
Avakov noticed that it was the decision of Poroshenko is illegal.
this week Poroshenko was removed from office Stepanova, however, that to resign would not.
The Governor explained that the head of state can appoint and dismiss the heads of regional state administration only on the proposal of the government.
in addition, Stepanov admitted that Poroshenko and in the truth asked him to write a message at will, but the consent of the head of region has not received.
in conversation with UNIAN Stepanov said that they will not challenge in court his dismissal, because the whole country and without this, knows the cause of the deprivation of his job.
first, the sources of " the Ukrainian truth ", said that the government still supported the presidential decree about the dismissal of Stepanova.
The Governor linked his resignation with the presidential election. According to the information of the Ukrainian CEC, in the first round for Vladimir Zelensky in the Odessa region voted more than 41% came to the polls, and the current head of the country supported by about nine % of voters.
Stepanov was the head of regional administration in January 2017, before him this post was held by Mikhail Saakashvili.
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