It was declared by the Oleksandr Lavrynovych, the First Vice-Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine form the tribune of the Parliament during the morning sitting, representing the Bill №3251 "The Bill on Amendments to the constitution of Ukraine (re the Immunity Granting for certain officials)." The Bill envisages the withdrawal of the immunity not only from the People´s Deputies but from the President as well.
"The Bill (№3251) is aimed first of all at the equal law for everyone. In Ukrainian Country there must be no citizen to have exception in the Laws of Ukraine implementation", - O. Lavrynovych stressed.
According to him, irrespective of what position the citizen occupies, President of Ukraine or People´s Deputy of Ukraine or working in the Ukrainian court, - requirements and obligations of the Ukrainian laws are compulsory for everyone."
Representing the Bill №3251 O. Lavrynovych explained is norms: "All the high-ranking officials having obligations before the People of Ukraine in the name of the state should be excused only from the being arrested". He specified that: "These people might be arrested under the condition when their guilt is proved and there is accusative judgment, otherwise in case of the necessity that is observed from the course of the investigation. Due to these facts the People´s Deputy, the Judge of Ukraine or the President of Ukraine might be arrested until the sentence is passed after the Verkhovna Rada agreement."
390 People´s Deputies upheld the adjusting of the Bill №3251 "Bill on Amendments to the Constitution of Ukraine (re the Guarantee of Immunity for certain Officials)" to the agenda and its further direction to the Constitutional Court.