The Higher Administrative Court of Ukraine has annulled the parliamentary mandate of Batkivschyna parliamentary faction MP Serhiy Vlasenko.
The court announced its decision to uphold a relevant lawsuit of Verkhovna Rada Chairman Volodymyr Rybak. Rybak explained his appeal to the court by the fact that Vlasenko practices advocacy and is a member of parliament at the same time. Vlasenko is a member of the defence team of jailed former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko in a number of criminal cases against her.