It is. Shokin was only in office for 7 months before they realize he was not investigating Zlochevskiy
Sept. 24, 2015 ā U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Geoffrey Pyatt excoriates officials in the Prosecutor Generalās Office for stymying anti-corruption investigations, including those involving Burisma
Pyattās speech was part of a regular drumbeat by U.S. and other Western leaders, including Vice President Biden, and a swath of Ukrainian civil society seeking to pressure President Poroshenko to force his officials, especially in the Prosecutor Generalās Office (PGO) to crack down
more, not less, on corruption. āCorruption kills,ā Pyatt said in the address to the Odesa Financial Forum for business leaders. āIt kills productivity and smothers inspiration. Ideas are lost in its shadow. Innovation and entrepreneurship lag under the weight of bribery, back room dealing, and bullying.ā
While giving Shokin a last chance to shape up (Pyatt says, āWe want to work with Prosecutor General Shokin so the PGO is leading the fight against corruption.ā), the ambassador criticizes āofficials at the PGOās officeā for not providing documents that were needed for the British investigation of Burisma owner Zlochevskiy and effectively allowing Zlochevskiy to transfer $23 million of what Pyatt says were Ukrainian taxpayer assets to Cyprus.
A chronology of "Ukrainegate" and the Trump-Giuliani pressure on Ukraine to investigate former Vice President and 2020 presidential candidate Joe Biden.
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