Key facts
- President Volodymyr Zelenskiy asked lawmakers to support the removal of Ukraine's prosecutor general.
- Prosecutor General Ruslan Ryaboshapka resigned last week.
- A corruption investigation reached the prosecutor general's office.
- Ryaboshapka signed a notice of suspicion to the head of Ukraine's top anti-corruption agency.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Monday he was asking lawmakers to support the removal of the country's prosecutor general without delay. The prosecutor general, Ruslan Ryaboshapka, had resigned his post last week after a corruption investigation reached his office. Earlier on Monday, Ryaboshapka had signed a notice of suspicion to the head of Ukraine's top anti-corruption agency.