The Council of Prosecutors of Ukraine justifies the appointment of lawyer Oleksiy Shevchuk as a member of the Competition Commission for the competition for administrative positions in the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAP) as the only candidate from among those who participated in the selection process and met the requirements of the law after one of the three participants refused to work in the competition commission.
“Within the established deadline, the Council of Prosecutors of Ukraine received documents from four persons: three representatives of the prosecutorial community and one lawyer… All four candidates were admitted to participate in the selection process and underwent the relevant interviews… On December 9, 2025, the Council of Prosecutors of Ukraine reviewed the submitted documents at its meeting and decided to submit proposals to the Prosecutor General to appoint three employees of the prosecutor’s office to the Selection Committee. The relevant decision was published on the website of the Council of Prosecutors of Ukraine on the same day,” according to an explanation published on the Council of Prosecutors’ website on Monday.
However, one of the proposed candidates subsequently submitted a request to be removed from the list of candidates at his own request. It is reported that on December 18, the Council of Prosecutors granted his request and informed the Prosecutor General of this decision, who appointed Shevchuk as a member of the Competition Commission.
“Given the insufficient number of candidates proposed by the Prosecutors’ Council of Ukraine, and in order to comply with the requirements of paragraph four of part three of Article 29-1 of the Law of Ukraine ”On the Prosecutor’s Office” in a timely manner, the Prosecutor General appointed lawyer A. Shevchuk, the only candidate among those who participated in the competition and met the requirements of the law, as a member of the Competition Commission,” the statement said.
It is also noted that the powers of a member of the Competition Commission may be terminated early only in the event of a personal application for termination of powers, inability to participate in meetings for more than one month due to health reasons, a proposal by the Competition Commission to terminate the powers of its member ahead of schedule in cases provided for by the commission’s regulations, the entry into force of a court conviction, recognition of a person as incapacitated or missing, or his death.
The Council of Prosecutors noted that at the moment, the full composition of the commission has not been formed, as three candidates from international and foreign organizations, who must be proposed in accordance with the decision of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, have not yet been determined.
As reported, after Shevchuk was appointed a member of the competition commission, which is to select the deputy head of the SAP, he announced a “wave of information attacks, mudslinging, and provocations” against him by a number of activists, which he linked to the fact that he was Ilya Kiva’s lawyer at the time when Kiva held the position of head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs department and was responsible for combating drug trafficking. Shevchuk also reported that on March 7, he was mobilized and is working for the army and the front as a soldier.
“I am aware that some journalists have obtained information about our clients in violation of procedure. Manipulation and distortion of facts will not go unanswered – either in court or within the Commission on Journalistic Ethics. The relevant lawsuits have already been filed, and work in this direction will continue,” he said.
Source: https://rpu.gp.gov.ua/ua/rada_news.html?_m=publications&_c=view&_t=rec&id=410485
Council of Prosecutors, LAWYER, ШЕВЧУК
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