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Head of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s Administration Andriy Bohdan said that he had filed an application to suspend his lawyer’s activity.

Bohdan posted the copy of the relevant application on his Facebook page on May 22.

“I pledge to avoid any issues relating to the conflict of interests in my activity as a lawyer. I have served as a lawyer for many politicians and businessmen, but you are interested in one thing, therefore, I explain that: I am not a lawyer or a defense lawyer of Kolomoisky [Ukrainian tycoon Ihor Kolomoisky],” Bohdan wrote.

Zelenskiy appointed his advisor for legal matters Bohdan as head of the Ukrainian Presidential Administration on May 21.