"Mindich tapes". Zelenskyy calls for resignation of Halushchenko and Hrynchuk

After a new operation by anti-corruption authorities "Midas", president Volodymyr Zelenskyy called for the dismissal of the minister of Energy Svitlana Hrynchuk and her predecessor in office, now the minister of Justice Herman Halushchenko. The head of state said this in his video messages.

"I believe that the minister of Justice and the minister of Energy cannot remain in office. This is a matter of trust, among other things. If there are accusations, they must be answered. The decision to remove them from office is the fastest and most expeditious one. I asked the Prime Minister of Ukraine [Yulia Svyrydenkoi want to see resignations from these ministers," the president said.

Zelenskyy asked MPs to support these resignations, adding that "everything should be decided in the legal plane."

The head of state also spoke about his conversation with Svyrydenko, noting that there should be "maximum cleanliness in the energy sector, all processes absolutely."

"And I support every investigation by law enforcement and anti-corruption officials, we support it, and this is an absolutely clear and equal position for everyone," he said, adding that the government will "provide full assistance" to the investigation and all procedural and judicial actions.

The president also reiterated the need to reboot the state-owned enterprise "Energoatom, which was previously said government.

In addition, Zelenskyy announced the National Security and Defense Council's sanctions against two defendants in a corruption case.

• More about the case of the so-called "Mindich tapes" read in the text LIGA.net.
• Earlier, Halushchenko was suspended from acting Minister of Justice.
• On one of the court hearings the SAPO prosecutor, claiming the influence of businessman Mindich, cited a recording of one of the calls between the defendants, in which president Zelenskyy called Halushchenko. Mindich claimed that the call took place after his text message to the head of state – full conversation here.