The scandal with the appointment of a new head of the Agency of defense procurement (AOZ) continues. The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine complained to the Ministry of Justice due to the shift of the head of the agency in the state register.

A private notary, according to the ministry, indicated on January 29 to the current head of the AOZ not the head of the state operator of the rear (DOT) Arsen Zhumadilova, but Marina Bezrukova. Defense Minister Rustem Umarov removed the latter from office the latter for the duration of an official investigation.

The Ministry of Defense believes that the decision to change the head was made in violation of the requirements of the legislation and the charter of the enterprise. The Ministry of Justice promises to consider the complaint in accordance with the procedure established by law.

Disputes according to the appointment of the head of the AOZ continue on January 24, when the supervisory board of AOZ extended the contract with the current director of Bezrukova. Umarov did not pay attention to this decision, and Bezrukova stated that she continues to be the head of the AOZ.

Focus previously wrote how Umarov was in the center of scandals regarding personnel decisions and transparency of military purchases. The Minister fired his deputy Dmitry Klimenkov and decided to change the leadership of AOZ. He did not extend the contract with Bezrukova and fired two members of the Supervisory Board who supported her candidacy: the director of the Taras Chmuth and former deputy minister of defense Yuri Dzhigira..

He argued his decision by the fact that the process of procurement of weapons must be closed during martial law. But for an unknown reason, they "

The Corruption Countering Center (CPC) began to act actively: the National Anti -Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) registered production against Umarov at the request of the CPC, seeing the signs of abuse of power in his actions.

The head of the Anti -Corruption Committee of the Verkhovna Rada, Anastasia Radina, believes that Umarova’s actions destroy the reform of defense procurement and called Dzhigir and Chmuth "

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Zhumadilov, meanwhile, is preparing to develop offers for the Ministry of Defense in order to improve purchase procedures. He said that he was on a planned vacation at the main place of work in the bunker and at the same time works with Bezrukova.

On the transfer of work affairs from Bezrukova, according to Zhumadilov, we are not talking. Now Marina Bezrukova does not leave post, but only removed from the performance of duties, he noted.

Recall that a number of media previously wrote about the alleged decision of the Office of the President of Ukraine to dismiss Umarov. Journalists associated this with "

Also in early January, Umarov appointed ex-Minister of Infrastructure Alexander Kubrakov as an adviser on a voluntary basis.