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Valeriy Khoroshkovsky is temporarily fulfilling the duties of the chief of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU), Deputy Head of Ukraine's Presidential Administration Hanna Herman told Interfax-Ukraine on Monday.

"The Ukrainian president appointed Khoroshkovsky as acting SBU chief," she said.

As reported, former Ukrainian President Victor Yushchenko appointed Khoroshkovsky as SBU first deputy chief under a decree issued on January 28, 2009. On March 18, 2009, Khoroshkovsky was appointed head of the SBU anti-terrorist center.