Viktor Shokin: The inside story on Ukraine’s ‘very good’ prosecutor at centre of Trump scandal
The IndependentFor free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Shokin’s year atop the prosecutor’s office was for a long time remembered simply as the time of the “diamond prosecutors”. I must admit I never quite got to the bottom of exactly what their relationship was.” Piskun insists that he never regretted hiring Poroshenko’s man, saying that Shokin showed himself to be a “capable” investigator. Everything else is for sale.” The approach of Shokin’s office to the Burisma investigations fell into a well-practiced pattern of corruption, the anonymous prosecutor says. “They simply began a criminal case, arrested a few assets, and began negotiating with the corruptioneer for a bribe.” Former chief prosecutor Sviatoslav says he gave Shokin his big break on the recommendation of Poroshenko For activists, Shokin’s prosecutorship is remembered for its failure to secure convictions for crimes of the previous regime.
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