The President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky by his decree dismissed the head of the Constitutional Court ( KS) of the country of Alexander Tupitsky for two months due to suspicion of bribing a witness. A message about this appeared on the official website of the head of state.
This decision was made by the Ukrainian leader after a meeting of the National Security and Defense Council (NSDC). It was dedicated to overcoming the constitutional crisis that developed in the country due to the confrontation between the president and the Constitutional Court. “I am signing this decree for the sake of restoring justice,” Zelensky said.
It is noted that Tupitsky was removed from office only for the duration of the investigation. A petition for the temporary termination of the powers of judge Zelensky was sent by the country’s Prosecutor General’s Office.
The Prosecutor’s Office suspected Tupitsky of putting pressure on the witness on December 28. The criminal case is being conducted under the articles “Forcing to refuse to testify” and “Knowingly false testimony” of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. Its details are still unknown. The head of the Constitutional Court himself did not appear at the prosecutor’s office , citing family circumstances. After that, a notification was sent to him by mail.
December 25, Zelensky announced about the intention to reformat the Constitutional Court of Ukraine due to the multitude corruption scandals. The head of state called the body “a public-private partnership enterprise”, noting that it has turned into a place to serve the interests of business and politicians. Zelensky suggested starting the reform of the court with the removal of Tupitsky from his post.
On October 27, the Constitutional Court of Ukraine blocked the law on the electronic declaration of income of officials, and also deprived the National Agency for the Prevention of Corruption of a number of key powers. Zelensky did not recognize these decisions, a constitutional crisis began in Ukraine.