On August 30, the former chairman of the Verkhovna Rada was killed in Lviv, People's Deputy Andriy Parubiy The State Security Department (SSD) explained why he was without state security.

There emphasized, who perform tasks exclusively within the framework of current legislation. In accordance with Article 6 of the Law of Ukraine"On State Protection of State Authorities of Ukraine and Officials", the security of the following officials is ensured in their places of permanent and temporary stay:

• Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine;
• Prime Minister of Ukraine;
• Chairman of the Constitutional Court of Ukraine;
• the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court;
• First Deputy Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine;
• First Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine;
• Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine;
• Attorney General;
• Minister of Defense of Ukraine;
• Deputy Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine.

At the same time, during the term of office of the officials specified in this article, the safety of their family members who live with them or accompany them shall also be ensured.

"After the termination of their powers, the said officials shall be provided with state protection for a period of one year", except in cases where a conviction against them has become legally binding," the report says.

The murder of Andriy Parubiy

On Saturday, August 30, an unknown person shot dead a member of parliament, former speaker of the Verkhovna Rada, in Lviv. Andriy Parubiy"The identity of the attacker and the circumstances of the crime are being established. A special operation has been announced in the city." Siren ".

The Rada does not rule out that there could have been a Russian trace. People's Deputy Volodymyr Viatrovych declared that Parubiy was already experiencing an attempt on his life.

"It seems that in 2015-2016 there was an attempt to kill him with a grenade. Andriy Parubiy was on the list for liquidation by Russia since 2022. And he even had security around him for some time," he said.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy emphasized that Parubiy's murder was carefully prepared According to him, everything is being done to solve this crime.