The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine has passed the law on the prosecutor's office (No. 3541) at second reading on Oct. 14.
A total of 316 MPs voted to pass this law at second reading on Oct. 14, correspondent reported.
The law lays down the legal foundation for the organization and activities of the prosecutor’s office, prosecutor’s self-government, the system of prosecution, as well as the status of prosecutors.
‘Compared with the applicable law of Ukraine on the prosecutor’s office… [the new law] suggests abolishing the functions of the prosecutor’s office supervision over the compliance and enforcement of laws (the so-called general supervision),’ read the accompanying documents to the law on the prosecutor’s office.
