Oleg Kiper, 42-year-old head of the Kyiv city prosecutor's office, it turns out, spent the New Year and Christmas holidays abroad. This is stated in the new investigation of Schemes, which says that the official was outside Ukraine for 10 days.. He left the country on December 29 last year, and returned on January 8.

In a comment to Radio Liberty journalists, Kiper confirmed his departure, calling it "

" All documents on the right to travel abroad were submitted to the competent authorities for consideration, and after studying them and clarifying the grounds, they provided the appropriate permission,"

In which country he was, the official did not say, hiding behind security concerns, because his wife changed her Russian citizenship to Ukrainian in the summer. The journalists tried to find out his whereabouts three times during the holidays, but all to no avail.. It was possible to find out only that the vacation was "

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When asked to clarify whether his wife's Russian passport was indeed invalid, the official replied that " True, it is not clear how this department can help the citizens of the Russian Federation to solve such problems.. But, according to Kiper, " including those within their competence..

The Regulations on the State Migration Service of Ukraine indicate that the department, within its competence, "

Kiper also told reporters that during the full-scale war he left Ukraine twice.. First time in August. Then he went to Vienna, allegedly for the purpose of treatment. To confirm his words, he showed a receipt for payment for medical services in one of the private clinics in the amount of 1.5 thousand euros..

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Recall that Oleg Kiper assumed the position of head of the Kyiv city prosecutor's office on September 11, 2020. Prior to that, he worked in Odessa and Ivano-Frankivsk regions, and then in Kyiv.

Kiper was the deputy head of the Main Investigation Department of the GPU during the times of Viktor Yanukovych, so in 2014 he was included in the list of persons who are prohibited from holding public office in accordance with the law " But then the official ensured that his lustration was called unfounded.