The decree of the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky on the loss of citizenship of deputies from the banned Opposition Platform - For Life party Viktor Medvedchuk, Taras Kozak, Andriy Derkach and Renat Kuzmin entered the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, Speaker of the Parliament Ruslan Stefanchuk said.

He assured that the parliament would immediately consider the issue of early termination of the powers of these people's deputies at the next plenary session..

“This will be done in accordance with the requirements of paragraph 4 of part 2 of article 81 of the Constitution of Ukraine (early termination of the powers of a deputy in the event of termination of his citizenship or his departure for permanent residence outside Ukraine, - ed.), and not the arbitrary whims of certain groups within.

According to him, the adoption of a decision on deprivation of the status of a deputy is not only the duty of the parliament, but also a safeguard against their appeal in court..

“I can still promise that this is only the beginning of the path of purification. To be continued soon,” added Stefanchuk.

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On the eve of Tuesday, January 10, information appeared in the media about the deprivation of citizenship of Ukraine of deputies of the Opposition Platform for Life Viktar Medvedchuk, Taras Kozak, Andriy Derkach and Renat Kuzmin. True, the published photo of part of the document did not contain a date or any other details.. At the same time, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed this information in his evening address..

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