Prosecutor General of Ukraine

The Prosecutor General of Ukraine (also Procurator General; Ukrainian: Генеральний прокурор України, romanized: Heneralnyi prokuror Ukrainy, IPA: [ɦeneˈrɑlʲnɪj prokʊˈrɔr ʊkrɐˈjinɪ]) heads the system of official prosecution in courts known as the Office of the Prosecutor General (Ukrainian: Офіс Генерального прокурора, romanized: Ofis Heneralnogo prokurora, or, before 2020, Генеральна прокуратура, Generalna prokuratura). The prosecutor general is appointed and dismissed by the president with consent of the Verkhovna Rada (Ukrainian parliament). The prosecutor serves a term of office of six years and may be forced to resign by a vote of no confidence in parliament. The Prosecutor General's Office dates to 1917, established by the fledgling Ukrainian governments following the collapse of th...