Cabinet asked Yushchenko to discharge Chernovetsky

The government at the enlarged sitting has taken a decision concerning further holding the post of the Kyiv’s mayor by Leonid Chernovetsky’s. ForUm’s correspondent reports.

It was decided to send a submission to the President Viktor Yushchenko concerning the discharge of Chernovetsky from the post of the Kyiv’s mayor, as well as all materials concerning this case.

16 members of the government voted for the discharge of Chernovetsky and 5 members abstained from the voting.

The government addressed the parliament with the request to consider the question on early election of the mayor of Kyiv and the Kyiv council.

Besides, the Cabinet addressed the Prosecutor’s general with the request to investigate the activity of the Kyiv city authority, and to discharge the acting city mayor, if there are reasons.