"I think this is the right step." Solsky comments on his resignation

"I think this is the right step." Solsky comments on his resignation

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Minister of Agrarian Policy Mykola Solsky, who resigned over suspicions of land grabbing, said he was ready to continue running the ministry if the Verkhovna Rada does not support his resignation.

Minister of Agrarian Policy Mykola Solsky, who resigned amid suspicion, said he was ready to continue working if the Rada does not support his dismissal. This was reported by UNN with reference to the Ministry of Agrarian Policy, which distributed Solsky's statement. 

Details

Solsky said he believes his decision was correct and is ready to resign. However, if the Verkhovna Rada does not support his statement, he is ready to continue to head the ministry. 

Yes, I have written a letter of resignation from the post of Minister. In this situation, I believe it is the right step. If the Verkhovna Rada decides to accept my resignation, I will be grateful for such a decision, if it decides that I should continue to work, I will continue to work

- Mykola Solsky said. 

Context 

The Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada Ruslan Stefanchuk said that the Parliament received a statement from Mykola Solsky on his resignation from the post of Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine.

Recall

Today, the High Anti-Corruption Court resumed its consideration of the measure of restraint against Mykola Solsky, Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine, who is suspected of seizing state land.

Yesterday, the court failed to impose a measure of restraint on Solskiy, postponing the hearing.

On April 23, the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine announced that the former head of the Verkhovna Rada's Agricultural Committee, who is now a minister, was caught taking possession of state land worth UAH 291 million and attempting to take possession of land worth another UAH 190 million

According to a source of UNN, it is Mykola Solsky, who currently serves as the Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine.